Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0026 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in United Arab Emirates is 0.0026 million USD per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 34.9% on the previous year and down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0142 million USD per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.0006 million USD per person, in 1999.
United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.0001 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 million USD per person | -121.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +366.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +190.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -84.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +497.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -33.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -27.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +8.8% |
| 1999 | -0.0006 million USD per person | -433.0% |
| 2000 | -0.0003 million USD per person | -56.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -324.6% |
| 2002 | 0 million USD per person | -92.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +3949.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +105.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 million USD per person | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 million USD per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0095 million USD per person | +201.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0079 million USD per person | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0089 million USD per person | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0091 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0086 million USD per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.009 million USD per person | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0098 million USD per person | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0105 million USD per person | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0129 million USD per person | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0142 million USD per person | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -92.0% |
| 2018 | 0.001 million USD per person | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +75.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 million USD per person | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 million USD per person | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +34.9% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0026 million USD per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 million USD per person, 4.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0026 million USD per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 million USD per person, 27.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +3949.9% | 0 million USD per person | 0.0018 million USD per person |
| 1995 | +497.6% | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person |
| 1999 | -433.0% | 0.0002 million USD per person | -0.0006 million USD per person |
| 1992 | +366.1% | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person |
| 2001 | +324.6% | -0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 million USD per person | -0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 million USD per person | -0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0095 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0078 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0142 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 million USD per person | 0.0019 million USD per person | 0.0026 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 285.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.2593 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 208.21 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.0026 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0142 million USD per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0006 million USD per person in 1999.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 10th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Total FDI inflows — 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.