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

Latin America & Caribbean
270.38 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
4,154 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
9th
United Arab Emirates rank
8th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person against 270.38 BoP, current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 3,884 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 15.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 7.93 BoP, current US$ per person 47.31 BoP, current US$ per person 39.38 BoP, current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 16.79 BoP, current US$ per person 40.79 BoP, current US$ per person 24 BoP, current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 85.88 BoP, current US$ per person 36.62 BoP, current US$ per person 49.27 BoP, current US$ per person Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 207.59 BoP, current US$ per person 1,186 BoP, current US$ per person 978.28 BoP, current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 424.86 BoP, current US$ per person 1,243 BoP, current US$ per person 818.23 BoP, current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 321.95 BoP, current US$ per person 2,722 BoP, current US$ per person 2,400 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$), per capita, Latin America & Caribbean or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person against 270.38 BoP, current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Latin America & Caribbean and United Arab Emirates?
3,884 BoP, current US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.