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

North America
0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
North America rank
5th
United Arab Emirates rank
5th

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

  • North America
  • 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 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America, a difference of 0.1252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 9.6 times North America's.

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

North America ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP North America
1990s 0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP North America
2000s 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0675 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0522 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$), per unit, North America or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between North America and United Arab Emirates?
0.1252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and United Arab Emirates?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do North America and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
North America ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.