United Arab Emirates (2024)
8.3
% of GDP
+2.4pp YoY
YoY Change
+2.4pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

United Arab Emirates FDI Net Inflows (% of GDP) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2024 8.3 +2.4pp
2023 5.9 +1.5pp
2022 4.4 -0.5pp
2021 4.9 -0.7pp
2020 5.6 +1.5pp
2019 4.1 +1.7pp
2018 2.4 -0.2pp
2017 2.6 +0.1pp
2016 2.5 +0.3pp
2015 2.2 -0.4pp
2014 2.6 +0.2pp
2013 2.4 unchanged
2012 2.4 +0.5pp
2011 1.9 -1pp
2010 2.9 +2.5pp
2009 0.4 -1.2pp
2008 1.6 -3.9pp
2007 5.5 -0.3pp
2006 5.8 -0.2pp
2005 6 -0.7pp

About this Dataset

United Arab Emirates recorded 8.3 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was +2.4pp. Across 1975–2024 the series ranges from -1.2 in 1999 to 8.3 in 2024.

This page tracks foreign direct investment net inflows as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. FDI is the primary channel of long-term cross-border capital allocation.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks foreign direct investment net inflows as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. FDI is the primary channel of long-term cross-border capital allocation. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 8.3 % of GDP in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of -1.2 in 1999. The latest reading of 8.3 in 2024 represents a change of +2.4pp.