Euro area vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Euro area
0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Euro area rank
6th
United Arab Emirates rank
5th

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

  • Euro area
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Euro area, a difference of 0.1261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 10.3 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Euro area
1990s 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Euro area
2000s 0.0648 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0428 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Euro area
2010s 0.0506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Euro area
2020s 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0675 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit, Euro area or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Euro area and United Arab Emirates?
0.1261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United Arab Emirates?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Euro area and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Euro area ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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