Brazil vs United Arab Emirates: Total FDI outflows — Value US$

Brazil
29,920 million USD
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
22,328 million USD
in 2023
Brazil rank
13th
United Arab Emirates rank
16th

Total FDI outflows — Value US$ over time

  • Brazil
  • United Arab Emirates
-20.0k-10.0k010.0k20.0k30.0k199020062023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 29,920 million USD against 22,328 million USD in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 7,592 million USD.

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

The two have swapped places 16 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 13th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 168 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 924.51 million USD 144.24 million USD 780.27 million USD Brazil
2000s 6,110 million USD 5,203 million USD 907.14 million USD Brazil
2010s 4,579 million USD 11,006 million USD 6,427 million USD United Arab Emirates
2020s 17,264 million USD 22,161 million USD 4,897 million USD United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, Brazil or United Arab Emirates?
Brazil, at 29,920 million USD against 22,328 million USD in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$ between Brazil and United Arab Emirates?
7,592 million USD, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United Arab Emirates?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and United Arab Emirates rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$?
Brazil ranks 13th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total FDI outflows — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
214 places, 6,077 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.