Eastern Africa vs United Arab Emirates: Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time
- Eastern Africa
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 30,688 million USD against 15,185 million USD in Eastern Africa, a difference of 15,503 million USD.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.0 times Eastern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eastern Africa ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 30 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 749.39 million USD | 70.87 million USD | 678.51 million USD | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 3,726 million USD | 19,652 million USD | 15,925 million USD | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 12,813 million USD | 67,499 million USD | 54,685 million USD | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 14,563 million USD | 23,494 million USD | 8,931 million USD | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Eastern Africa or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 30,688 million USD against 15,185 million USD in Eastern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Eastern Africa and United Arab Emirates?
- 15,503 million USD, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and United Arab Emirates?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Africa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Eastern Africa ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.