United Arab Emirates vs Western Asia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled

United Arab Emirates
22,328 million USD
in 2023
Western Asia
66,914 million USD
in 2023
United Arab Emirates rank
17th
Western Asia rank
14th

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Western Asia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k199020062023

How they compare

Western Asia currently reports 66,914 million USD against 22,328 million USD in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 44,586 million USD.

That makes Western Asia's figure about 3.0 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 17th and Western Asia ranks 14th of 184 countries.

Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates Western Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 144.24 million USD 752.13 million USD 607.9 million USD Western Asia
2000s 5,203 million USD 19,911 million USD 14,708 million USD Western Asia
2010s 11,006 million USD 63,228 million USD 52,222 million USD Western Asia
2020s 22,161 million USD 61,565 million USD 39,404 million USD Western Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled, United Arab Emirates or Western Asia?
Western Asia, at 66,914 million USD against 22,328 million USD in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled between United Arab Emirates and Western Asia?
44,586 million USD, with Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Western Asia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do United Arab Emirates and Western Asia rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
United Arab Emirates ranks 17th and Western Asia ranks 14th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled
Unit
million USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,172 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.