Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0096 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in United Arab Emirates is 0.0096 million USD per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.042 million USD per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 million USD per person, in 2021.
That places United Arab Emirates 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0251 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0262 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0289 million USD per person | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0203 million USD per person | -29.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0147 million USD per person | -27.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0326 million USD per person | +121.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0344 million USD per person | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0406 million USD per person | +18.0% |
| 1978 | 0.042 million USD per person | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0376 million USD per person | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0328 million USD per person | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0292 million USD per person | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0276 million USD per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0268 million USD per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.025 million USD per person | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.02 million USD per person | -19.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0182 million USD per person | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0143 million USD per person | -21.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0134 million USD per person | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0132 million USD per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0134 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0134 million USD per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0144 million USD per person | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0093 million USD per person | -35.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0103 million USD per person | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0105 million USD per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0104 million USD per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0102 million USD per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0096 million USD per person | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0093 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0087 million USD per person | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 million USD per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0088 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0086 million USD per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0094 million USD per person | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.01 million USD per person | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0128 million USD per person | +27.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0116 million USD per person | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0117 million USD per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0105 million USD per person | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.01 million USD per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0098 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.009 million USD per person | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.009 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.01 million USD per person | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0097 million USD per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0085 million USD per person | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 million USD per person | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 million USD per person | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 million USD per person | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 million USD per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0096 million USD per person | +36.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0097 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0096 million USD per person | -1.6% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0096 million USD per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 million USD per person, 1.4× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0096 million USD per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0008 million USD per person, 11.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +121.3% | 0.0147 million USD per person | 0.0326 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0302 million USD per person | 0.0147 million USD per person | 0.042 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0221 million USD per person | 0.0132 million USD per person | 0.0328 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0111 million USD per person | 0.0093 million USD per person | 0.0144 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0099 million USD per person | 0.0086 million USD per person | 0.0128 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0093 million USD per person | 0.0078 million USD per person | 0.0105 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0086 million USD per person | 0.0071 million USD per person | 0.0097 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 19 Belgium 0.0108 million USD per person compare
- 20 New Zealand 0.0102 million USD per person compare
- 21 British Virgin Islands 0.0099 million USD per person compare
- 23 Israel 0.0094 million USD per person compare
- 24 San Marino 0.0093 million USD per person compare
- 25 Finland 0.0092 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 77.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 45.64 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 48.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 22.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.0096 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.042 million USD per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 million USD per person in 2021.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.