Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
6,745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
18th
United Arab Emirates rank
17th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 6,745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 425,352 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 64.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 68.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 438.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 369.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1980s 211.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 781.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 570.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1990s 653.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 997.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 344.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 5,135 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 83,247 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 78,112 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 7,426 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 145,201 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 137,775 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 5,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 330,807 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 324,931 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per square, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 6,745 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
425,352 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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