Europe & Central Asia vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Europe & Central Asia
363.14 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
7,024 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person against 363.14 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 6,661 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 19.3 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 60.24 BoP, current US$ per person 4.62 BoP, current US$ per person 55.62 BoP, current US$ per person Europe & Central Asia
1990s 306.57 BoP, current US$ per person 53.99 BoP, current US$ per person 252.58 BoP, current US$ per person Europe & Central Asia
2000s 1,147 BoP, current US$ per person 950.95 BoP, current US$ per person 195.78 BoP, current US$ per person Europe & Central Asia
2010s 923.58 BoP, current US$ per person 1,265 BoP, current US$ per person 341.68 BoP, current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 433.97 BoP, current US$ per person 3,197 BoP, current US$ per person 2,763 BoP, current US$ per person 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$), per capita, Europe & Central Asia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person against 363.14 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Europe & Central Asia and United Arab Emirates?
6,661 BoP, current US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and United Arab Emirates?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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