What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Ireland and United Arab Emirates?

3.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Arab Emirates?

38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP

Ireland

11.0%

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

14.0%

in 2024

Ireland rank

6th

United Arab Emirates rank

5th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time

Ireland
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 14.0% against 11.0% in Ireland, a difference of 3.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.1%	0.1%	2.0%	Ireland
1990s	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%	Ireland
2000s	15.6%	2.2%	13.4%	Ireland
2010s	16.6%	2.7%	13.9%	Ireland
2020s	-1.6%	6.7%	8.3%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Ireland or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 14.0% against 11.0% in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Ireland and United Arab Emirates?: 3.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Arab Emirates?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Ireland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?: Ireland ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share 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 outflows as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 189 places, 7,265 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.