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

Small states
656.35 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
4,154 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Small states rank
5th
United Arab Emirates rank
8th

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

  • Small states
  • United Arab Emirates
-2.5k02.5k5.0k7.5k197019972025

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person against 656.35 BoP, current US$ per person in Small states, a difference of 3,498 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 6.3 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Small states ahead.

Small states ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 24.09 BoP, current US$ per person 47.31 BoP, current US$ per person 23.22 BoP, current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 26.99 BoP, current US$ per person 40.79 BoP, current US$ per person 13.79 BoP, current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 131.58 BoP, current US$ per person 36.62 BoP, current US$ per person 94.96 BoP, current US$ per person Small states
2000s 1,572 BoP, current US$ per person 1,186 BoP, current US$ per person 386.4 BoP, current US$ per person Small states
2010s 3,903 BoP, current US$ per person 1,243 BoP, current US$ per person 2,660 BoP, current US$ per person Small states
2020s 1,160 BoP, current US$ per person 2,722 BoP, current US$ per person 1,562 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$), per capita, Small states or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person against 656.35 BoP, current US$ per person in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Small states and United Arab Emirates?
3,498 BoP, current US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Small states and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Small states ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.