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

Ireland
0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ireland rank
6th
United Arab Emirates rank
5th

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

  • Ireland
  • United Arab Emirates
-0.200.20.40.6198020022024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ireland, a difference of 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 191 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 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
1990s 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2000s 0.1563 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2010s 0.166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2020s -0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0675 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0832 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$), per unit, Ireland or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Ireland and United Arab Emirates?
0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates 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$), per unit?
Ireland ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.