Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 19,757 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 19,757 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 169.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates peaked at 21,724 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, -127.83 million USD, in 1990.
United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -127.83 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 22.97 million USD | -118.0% |
| 1992 | 32.83 million USD | +42.9% |
| 1993 | 65.62 million USD | +99.9% |
| 1994 | 1,254 million USD | +1810.8% |
| 1995 | 132.51 million USD | -89.4% |
| 1996 | 258.08 million USD | +94.8% |
| 1997 | 470.26 million USD | +82.2% |
| 1998 | 274.23 million USD | -41.7% |
| 1999 | 639 million USD | +133.0% |
| 2000 | 775.38 million USD | +21.3% |
| 2001 | 400.42 million USD | -48.4% |
| 2002 | 796.51 million USD | +98.9% |
| 2003 | 1,720 million USD | +115.9% |
| 2004 | 3,531 million USD | +105.3% |
| 2005 | 5,146 million USD | +45.8% |
| 2006 | 13,350 million USD | +159.4% |
| 2007 | 15,866 million USD | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 14,536 million USD | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 2,950 million USD | -79.7% |
| 2010 | 1,967 million USD | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 1,878 million USD | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 2,089 million USD | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 7,343 million USD | +251.5% |
| 2014 | 9,827 million USD | +33.8% |
| 2015 | 16,692 million USD | +69.9% |
| 2016 | 16,631 million USD | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 14,176 million USD | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 14,086 million USD | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 20,482 million USD | +45.4% |
| 2020 | 20,773 million USD | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 21,724 million USD | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 21,130 million USD | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 19,757 million USD | -6.5% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 19,757 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 947.76 million USD, 20.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 19,757 million USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 179.19 million USD, 110.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +1810.8% | 65.62 million USD | 1,254 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 302.14 million USD | -127.83 million USD | 1,254 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,907 million USD | 400.42 million USD | 15,866 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,517 million USD | 1,878 million USD | 20,482 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,846 million USD | 19,757 million USD | 21,724 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in United Arab Emirates was 19,757 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 21,724 million USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was -127.83 million USD in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 16th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.1%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.