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

OECD members
6,620 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members rank
20th
United Arab Emirates rank
17th

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

  • OECD members
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 6,620 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 425,477 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 65.3 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was OECD members ahead.

OECD members ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 528.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 438.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 90.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre OECD members
1980s 2,187 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 781.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,405 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre OECD members
1990s 9,451 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 997.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,453 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre OECD members
2000s 32,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 83,247 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 50,939 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 33,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 145,201 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 112,058 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 21,389 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 330,807 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 309,418 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$), per square, OECD members or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 432,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 6,620 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between OECD members and United Arab Emirates?
425,477 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United Arab Emirates?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do OECD members and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
OECD members ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.