Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.3823 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.3823 million USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.4% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.78 million USD per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.028 million USD per square kilometre, in 1999.
That places United Arab Emirates 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -122.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | +391.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0121 million USD per square kilometre | +205.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | -84.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre | +524.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 million USD per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1999 | -0.028 million USD per square kilometre | -457.7% |
| 2000 | -0.013 million USD per square kilometre | -53.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0312 million USD per square kilometre | -339.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | -92.2% |
| 2003 | 0.104 million USD per square kilometre | +4191.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2252 million USD per square kilometre | +116.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2106 million USD per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.221 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.749 million USD per square kilometre | +238.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6974 million USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8395 million USD per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8771 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8618 million USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9342 million USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 1.19 million USD per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million USD per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 1.78 million USD per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 0.147 million USD per square kilometre | -91.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1366 million USD per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2429 million USD per square kilometre | +77.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3071 million USD per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2804 million USD per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2724 million USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3823 million USD per square kilometre | +40.4% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.3823 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.059 million USD per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.3823 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre, 80.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre 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 | +4191.1% | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | 0.104 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +524.9% | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1999 | -457.7% | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | -0.028 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +391.2% | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +339.4% | -0.013 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0312 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | -0.028 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0121 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3067 million USD per square kilometre | -0.013 million USD per square kilometre | 0.8395 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.878 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1366 million USD per square kilometre | 1.78 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3106 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2724 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3823 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 12 Seychelles 0.4815 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 13 Grenada 0.4611 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 14 Barbados 0.4093 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 16 Mauritius 0.3771 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 17 Cyprus 0.3308 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 18 Switzerland 0.3075 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)
- 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$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates was 0.3823 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 million USD per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.028 million USD per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. 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$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 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.
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Total FDI inflows — 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.