Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 1.44 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in United Arab Emirates, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in United Arab Emirates is 1.44 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.44 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1012 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places United Arab Emirates 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1012 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1236 million USD per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1565 million USD per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1247 million USD per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1015 million USD per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2493 million USD per square kilometre | +145.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2981 million USD per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4056 million USD per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4788 million USD per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4824 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4691 million USD per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4519 million USD per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4536 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4668 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4592 million USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.389 million USD per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3755 million USD per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3166 million USD per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3171 million USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3332 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3569 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.379 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.43 million USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2914 million USD per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3374 million USD per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3615 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3796 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4041 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4117 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4254 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4514 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4571 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4836 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5202 million USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5337 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6142 million USD per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7056 million USD per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million USD per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 million USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.11 million USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million USD per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9713 million USD per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2 million USD per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 1.22 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1 million USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9393 million USD per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9505 million USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.37 million USD per square kilometre | +43.9% |
| 2023 | 1.44 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 1.44 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6883 million USD per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 1.44 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0759 million USD per square kilometre, 18.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square 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 | +145.6% | 0.1015 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2493 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2522 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1012 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4824 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4032 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3166 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4691 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3777 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2914 million USD per square kilometre | 0.43 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6909 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4514 million USD per square kilometre | 1.11 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million USD per square kilometre | 0.9713 million USD per square kilometre | 1.22 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million USD per square kilometre | 0.9393 million USD per square kilometre | 1.44 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 28 Ireland 1.51 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 29 Grenada 1.49 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 30 Puerto Rico 1.47 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 32 Antigua and Barbuda 1.42 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 33 Andorra 1.36 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 34 Austria 1.25 million USD per square kilometre 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 square in United Arab Emirates?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in United Arab Emirates was 1.44 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1012 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.