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

Mauritius
380,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius rank
18th
United Arab Emirates rank
17th

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

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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 380,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritius, a difference of 51,602 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 18th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 1,208 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 438.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 769.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
1980s 5,036 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 781.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
1990s 13,794 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 997.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,796 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2000s 72,427 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 83,247 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,820 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 209,015 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 145,201 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 63,814 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 224,208 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 330,807 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 106,600 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$), per square, Mauritius or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 380,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Mauritius and United Arab Emirates?
51,602 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and United Arab Emirates?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Mauritius ranks 18th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.