Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita was 0.0101 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.0101 million USD per person for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0141 million USD per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.001 million USD per person, in 1970.
United Arab Emirates ranks 28th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.001 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +25.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +44.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +19.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +75.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0096 million USD per person | +164.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0117 million USD per person | +21.5% |
| 1977 | 0.014 million USD per person | +20.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0141 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.014 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0137 million USD per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.013 million USD per person | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0127 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.012 million USD per person | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0104 million USD per person | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0083 million USD per person | -20.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0074 million USD per person | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.006 million USD per person | -19.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0058 million USD per person | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0058 million USD per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0059 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.006 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0066 million USD per person | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0059 million USD per person | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0065 million USD per person | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0068 million USD per person | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 million USD per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0063 million USD per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0061 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0061 million USD per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0058 million USD per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0059 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0062 million USD per person | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0071 million USD per person | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0078 million USD per person | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0108 million USD per person | +38.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0113 million USD per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0109 million USD per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0106 million USD per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0106 million USD per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0093 million USD per person | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0099 million USD per person | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0095 million USD per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.008 million USD per person | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 million USD per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0081 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 million USD per person | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0092 million USD per person | +29.1% |
| 2022 | 0.01 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.01 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0101 million USD per person | +0.9% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0101 million USD per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0085 million USD per person, 1.2× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0101 million USD per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.001 million USD per person, 10.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +164.0% | 0.0036 million USD per person | 0.0096 million USD per person |
| 1974 | +75.0% | 0.0021 million USD per person | 0.0036 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0073 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0141 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 million USD per person | 0.0058 million USD per person | 0.0137 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0064 million USD per person | 0.0059 million USD per person | 0.0068 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0078 million USD per person | 0.0058 million USD per person | 0.0113 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0094 million USD per person | 0.0078 million USD per person | 0.0107 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0093 million USD per person | 0.0071 million USD per person | 0.0101 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 25 New Caledonia 0.0106 million USD per person compare
- 26 San Marino 0.0105 million USD per person compare
- 27 France 0.0103 million USD per person compare
- 29 British Virgin Islands 0.0095 million USD per person compare
- 30 Andorra 0.0095 million USD per person compare
- 31 Brunei 0.0094 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 22.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.0101 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0141 million USD per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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$ 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$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.