Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.4321 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates is 0.4321 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.0% on the previous year and down 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.68 million USD per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.0139 million USD per square kilometre, in 1999.
That places United Arab Emirates 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -122.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | +400.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre | +209.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -84.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre | +540.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1999 | -0.0139 million USD per square kilometre | -482.4% |
| 2000 | -0.0071 million USD per square kilometre | -48.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0167 million USD per square kilometre | -333.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -91.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0599 million USD per square kilometre | +4365.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1409 million USD per square kilometre | +135.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1535 million USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1803 million USD per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6877 million USD per square kilometre | +281.4% |
| 2008 | 0.759 million USD per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7749 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8987 million USD per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9993 million USD per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 1.13 million USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 1.27 million USD per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 1.43 million USD per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 1.68 million USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1458 million USD per square kilometre | -91.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1462 million USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2517 million USD per square kilometre | +72.1% |
| 2020 | 0.28 million USD per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.291 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3201 million USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4321 million USD per square kilometre | +35.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.4321 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0659 million USD per square kilometre, 6.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.4321 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre, 73.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 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 | +4365.8% | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0599 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +540.2% | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1999 | -482.4% | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0139 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +400.1% | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +333.8% | -0.0071 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0167 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +281.4% | 0.1803 million USD per square kilometre | 0.6877 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0139 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2767 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0071 million USD per square kilometre | 0.7749 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9504 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1458 million USD per square kilometre | 1.68 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3308 million USD per square kilometre | 0.28 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4321 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 12 Grenada 0.5323 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 13 Barbados 0.523 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 14 Seychelles 0.5184 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 16 Mauritius 0.3805 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 17 Cyprus 0.373 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 18 Switzerland 0.3419 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$, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates was 0.4321 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million USD per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0139 million USD per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.0%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.