Ireland vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Ireland
67.14 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
77.17 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Ireland rank
11th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • Ireland
  • United Arab Emirates
-100.0B0100.0B200.0B198020022024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 77.17 billion BoP, current US$ against 67.14 billion BoP, current US$ in Ireland, a difference of 10.02 billion BoP, current US$.

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

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

Ireland ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 192 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 790.54 million BoP, current US$ 20.73 million BoP, current US$ 769.81 million BoP, current US$ Ireland
1990s 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ 144.24 million BoP, current US$ 1.23 billion BoP, current US$ Ireland
2000s 34.67 billion BoP, current US$ 5.20 billion BoP, current US$ 29.47 billion BoP, current US$ Ireland
2010s 45.88 billion BoP, current US$ 11.01 billion BoP, current US$ 34.88 billion BoP, current US$ Ireland
2020s -4.78 billion BoP, current US$ 33.16 billion BoP, current US$ 37.93 billion BoP, current US$ United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Ireland or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 77.17 billion BoP, current US$ against 67.14 billion BoP, current US$ in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Ireland and United Arab Emirates?
10.02 billion BoP, current US$, 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 (bop, current us$), gaps?
Ireland ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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 (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.