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

Suriname
3,186 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
4,154 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Suriname rank
11th
United Arab Emirates rank
8th

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

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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person against 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person in Suriname, a difference of 968 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Suriname ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 202 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s -12.91 BoP, current US$ per person 47.31 BoP, current US$ per person 60.22 BoP, current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1980s -137.16 BoP, current US$ per person 40.79 BoP, current US$ per person 177.95 BoP, current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1990s -59.1 BoP, current US$ per person 36.62 BoP, current US$ per person 95.72 BoP, current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2000s -195.45 BoP, current US$ per person 1,186 BoP, current US$ per person 1,381 BoP, current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 155.1 BoP, current US$ per person 1,243 BoP, current US$ per person 1,088 BoP, current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 528.76 BoP, current US$ per person 2,722 BoP, current US$ per person 2,194 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$), per capita, Suriname or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person against 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Suriname and United Arab Emirates?
968 BoP, current US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Suriname and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Suriname ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.