IBRD only vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

IBRD only
0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.0826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
IBRD only rank
29th
United Arab Emirates rank
27th

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

  • IBRD only
  • United Arab Emirates
-0.0200.020.040.060.08197019972025

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IBRD only, a difference of 0.0744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 10.1 times IBRD only's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

IBRD only ranks 29th and United Arab Emirates ranks 27th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IBRD only United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP IBRD only
1990s 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP IBRD only
2000s 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0303 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0581 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0448 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit, IBRD only or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IBRD only as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between IBRD only and United Arab Emirates?
0.0744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do IBRD only and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
IBRD only ranks 29th and United Arab Emirates ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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