Japan vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Japan
4.9%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
14.0%
in 2024
Japan rank
8th
United Arab Emirates rank
5th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Japan
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 14.0% against 4.9% in Japan, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.8 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 6.7% | 2.7% | 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, Japan or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 14.0% against 4.9% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Japan and United Arab Emirates?
- 9.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Arab Emirates?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 8th 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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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.