Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita was 0.0021 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.0021 million USD per person.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and up 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0026 million USD per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0 million USD per person, in 1990.
That places United Arab Emirates 10th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 million USD per person | -117.1% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per person | +38.1% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per person | +92.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +1690.4% |
| 1995 | 0 million USD per person | -89.6% |
| 1996 | 0 million USD per person | +93.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +65.7% |
| 1998 | 0 million USD per person | -49.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +131.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +24.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -52.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +94.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +112.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +110.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +61.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +170.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 million USD per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -83.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -27.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +234.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 0.002 million USD per person | +34.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 million USD per person | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +39.3% |
| 2020 | 0.002 million USD per person | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 million USD per person | -13.6% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0021 million USD per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0003 million USD per person, 6.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0021 million USD per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 million USD per person, 323.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +1690.4% | 0 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 million USD per person | -0 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0026 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0022 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 million USD per person | 0.002 million USD per person | 0.0025 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.0021 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 million USD per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 million USD per person in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 10th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.6%. 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$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — 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
Total FDI outflows — 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.