Non-UAE Traffic Is Consuming Budget
Google's default location targeting includes "people interested in your targeted location" — not just people physically located there. In the UAE, this means your budget can reach users in South Asia, Europe, and elsewhere who have searched for UAE-related terms but will never make contact as a local lead. Combined with Search Partner and Display Network traffic that is not geo-verified, non-UAE traffic commonly accounts for 15–30% of spend with near-zero conversion rates for locally-focused businesses.