Caribbean Small States vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Caribbean Small States
456.53 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
4,154 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Caribbean Small States rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
8th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Caribbean Small States
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person against 456.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 3,697 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 9.1 times Caribbean Small States's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.

Caribbean Small States ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Caribbean Small States averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 52.53 BoP, current US$ per person 47.31 BoP, current US$ per person 5.22 BoP, current US$ per person Caribbean Small States
1980s 45.38 BoP, current US$ per person 40.79 BoP, current US$ per person 4.6 BoP, current US$ per person Caribbean Small States
1990s 205.75 BoP, current US$ per person 36.62 BoP, current US$ per person 169.13 BoP, current US$ per person Caribbean Small States
2000s 608.69 BoP, current US$ per person 1,186 BoP, current US$ per person 577.18 BoP, current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 445 BoP, current US$ per person 1,243 BoP, current US$ per person 798.09 BoP, current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 716.31 BoP, current US$ per person 2,722 BoP, current US$ per person 2,006 BoP, current US$ per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Caribbean Small States or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person against 456.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Caribbean Small States as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Caribbean Small States and United Arab Emirates?
3,697 BoP, current US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Caribbean Small States and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Caribbean Small States ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.