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

Ireland
12,444 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
7,024 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
5th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th

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

  • Ireland
  • United Arab Emirates
-20.0k020.0k40.0k198020022024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person against 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 5,420 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.8 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th 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 224.8 BoP, current US$ per person 12.13 BoP, current US$ per person 212.66 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
1990s 371.47 BoP, current US$ per person 53.99 BoP, current US$ per person 317.48 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2000s 8,071 BoP, current US$ per person 950.95 BoP, current US$ per person 7,120 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2010s 9,830 BoP, current US$ per person 1,265 BoP, current US$ per person 8,565 BoP, current US$ per person Ireland
2020s -923.53 BoP, current US$ per person 3,197 BoP, current US$ per person 4,121 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$), per capita, Ireland or United Arab Emirates?
Ireland, at 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person against 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Ireland and United Arab Emirates?
5,420 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ireland 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$), per capita?
Ireland ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.