Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Singapore
15,415 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
7,024 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Singapore rank
4th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Singapore
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person against 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 8,391 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.2 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 192 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 72.54 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1,421 BoP, current US$ per person | 53.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,367 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 3,580 BoP, current US$ per person | 950.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,629 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 7,809 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,265 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,543 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 10,434 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,197 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,237 BoP, current US$ per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
- Singapore, at 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person against 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 8,391 BoP, current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Singapore ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.