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

Switzerland
2,784 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
7,024 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Switzerland rank
9th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th

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

  • Switzerland
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person in Switzerland, a difference of 4,240 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.5 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 583.08 BoP, current US$ per person 5.52 BoP, current US$ per person 577.56 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland
1990s 1,962 BoP, current US$ per person 53.99 BoP, current US$ per person 1,908 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland
2000s 5,455 BoP, current US$ per person 950.95 BoP, current US$ per person 4,504 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland
2010s 7,250 BoP, current US$ per person 1,265 BoP, current US$ per person 5,984 BoP, current US$ per person Switzerland
2020s -5,837 BoP, current US$ per person 3,197 BoP, current US$ per person 9,034 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$), per capita, Switzerland or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?
4,240 BoP, current US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Switzerland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Switzerland ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.