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

Cyprus
8,144 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
4,154 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Cyprus rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
8th

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

  • Cyprus
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 8,144 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 3,990 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 2.0 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 56.36 BoP, current US$ per person 47.31 BoP, current US$ per person 9.05 BoP, current US$ per person Cyprus
1980s 89.19 BoP, current US$ per person 40.79 BoP, current US$ per person 48.4 BoP, current US$ per person Cyprus
1990s 299.26 BoP, current US$ per person 36.62 BoP, current US$ per person 262.65 BoP, current US$ per person Cyprus
2000s 8,075 BoP, current US$ per person 1,186 BoP, current US$ per person 6,889 BoP, current US$ per person Cyprus
2010s 40,339 BoP, current US$ per person 1,243 BoP, current US$ per person 39,096 BoP, current US$ per person Cyprus
2020s -21,314 BoP, current US$ per person 2,722 BoP, current US$ per person 24,036 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$), per capita, Cyprus or United Arab Emirates?
Cyprus, at 8,144 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Cyprus and United Arab Emirates?
3,990 BoP, current US$ per person, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Cyprus ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.