Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — United Arab Emirates

Foreign direct investment inflows in the United Arab Emirates in 2024 — 45,636,487,406 US$. Ranked 12 in the world out of 195. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 586,487.2%.

2024 45.64B US$ +48.71% vs 2023
World rank 12of 195
Period maximum 45.64B US$2024
Period minimum -985M US$1999

Trend over time

1970–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — United Arab Emirates, 1970–2024-20B020B40B60B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 7,780,000 US$1971: 6,940,000 US$1972: 10,510,000 US$1973: 3,410,000 US$1974: 1,630,000 US$1975: 15,950,000 US$1976: 49,430,000 US$1977: 112,240,000 US$1978: 39,120,000 US$1979: 64,580,000 US$1980: 97,640,000 US$1981: -16,940,000 US$1982: 95,060,000 US$1983: 45,540,000 US$1984: 170,240,000 US$1985: -220,960,000 US$1986: 110,210,000 US$1987: 46,720,000 US$1988: 188,890,000 US$1989: 38,790,000 US$1990: -115,820,000 US$1991: 25,940,000 US$1992: 129,720,000 US$1993: 401,320,000 US$1994: 62,460,000 US$1995: 399,850,000 US$1996: 300,520,000 US$1997: 232,430,000 US$1998: 257,660,000 US$1999: -985,340,000 US$2000: -506,330,000 US$2001: 1,183,840,000 US$2002: 95,300,000 US$2003: 4,255,956,430 US$2004: 10,003,500,000 US$2005: 10,899,931,930 US$2006: 12,805,990,470 US$2007: 14,186,521,440 US$2008: 5,062,972,000 US$2009: 1,134,288,140 US$2010: 8,796,769,640 US$2011: 7,152,095,830 US$2012: 9,566,651,350 US$2013: 9,764,914,530 US$2014: 11,071,537,020 US$2015: 8,550,901,850 US$2016: 9,604,773,000 US$2017: 10,354,223,000 US$2018: 10,385,286,000 US$2019: 17,874,660,000 US$2020: 19,884,470,000 US$2021: 20,667,120,000 US$2022: 22,736,555,480 US$2023: 30,687,542,546 US$2024: 45,636,487,406 US$
Change over the period: +45.63B (+586,487.24%) Average annual rate: 17.43 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 45.64B US$
World 1.57T US$
Western Asia computed 57.28B US$
High-income countries computed 1.09T US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 45.64B +14.95B +48.71%
2023 30.69B +7.95B +34.97%
2022 22.74B +2.07B +10.01%
2021 20.67B +783M +3.94%
2020 19.88B +2.01B +11.24%
2019 17.87B +7.49B +72.12%
2018 10.39B +31.06M +0.3%
2017 10.35B +749M +7.8%
2016 9.6B +1.05B +12.32%
2015 8.55B −2.52B −22.77%
2014 11.07B +1.31B +13.38%
2013 9.76B +198M +2.07%
2012 9.57B +2.41B +33.76%
2011 7.15B −1.64B −18.7%
2010 8.8B +7.66B +675.53%
2009 1.13B −3.93B −77.6%
2008 5.06B −9.12B −64.31%
2007 14.19B +1.38B +10.78%
2006 12.81B +1.91B +17.49%
2005 10.9B +896M +8.96%
2004 10B +5.75B +135.05%
2003 4.26B +4.16B +4,365.85%
2002 95.3M −1.09B −91.95%
2001 1.18B +1.69B +333.81%
2000 -506M +479M +48.61%
1999 -985M −1.24B −482.42%
1998 258M +25.23M +10.85%
1997 232M −68.09M −22.66%
1996 301M −99.33M −24.84%
1995 400M +337M +540.17%
1994 62.46M −339M −84.44%
1993 401M +272M +209.37%
1992 130M +104M +400.08%
1991 25.94M +142M +122.4%
1990 -116M −155M −398.58%
1989 38.79M −150M −79.46%
1988 189M +142M +304.3%
1987 46.72M −63.49M −57.61%
1986 110M +331M +149.88%
1985 -221M −391M −229.79%
1984 170M +125M +273.83%
1983 45.54M −49.52M −52.09%
1982 95.06M +112M +661.16%
1981 -16.94M −115M −117.35%
1980 97.64M +33.06M +51.19%
1979 64.58M +25.46M +65.08%
1978 39.12M −73.12M −65.15%
1977 112M +62.81M +127.07%
1976 49.43M +33.48M +209.91%
1975 15.95M +14.32M +878.53%
1974 1.63M −1.78M −52.2%
1973 3.41M −7.1M −67.55%
1972 10.51M +3.57M +51.44%
1971 6.94M −840,000 −10.8%
1970 7.78M

About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.