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United Arab Emirates – FDI Outflows

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Foreign direct investment net outflows as a share of GDP. Measures the value of direct investment made by domestic residents in foreign economies. · World Bank

13.97% +9.70% from 2023 Global rank: 164th · all-time high: 13.97% (2024)

United Arab Emirates's fdi outflows was 13.97% in 2024, an increase of +9.70% from 4.27% in 2023. This ranked 164th globally.

APA

United Arab Emirates FDI Outflows. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 13, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/united-arab-emirates/fdi-outflows

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_united-arab-emirates_fdi-outflows,
  title = {United Arab Emirates FDI Outflows},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/united-arab-emirates/fdi-outflows},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

United Arab Emirates FDI Outflows – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	14.88%	–	–
2026* trend	13.25%	–	–
2025* trend	11.63%	–	–
2024	13.97%	+9.70%	164th
2023	4.27%	−0.59%	161st
2022	4.86%	−0.48%	159th
2021	5.34%	+0.03%	154th
2020	5.30%	+0.41%	165th
2019	4.89%	+1.47%	162nd
2018	3.42%	−0.06%	161st
2017	3.49%	−0.63%	152nd
2016	4.12%	−0.25%	152nd
2015	4.37%	+1.61%	152nd
2014	2.76%	+0.61%	147th
2013	2.16%	+1.51%	134th
2012	0.65%	+0.06%	94th
2011	0.59%	−0.06%	96th
2010	0.65%	−0.42%	88th
2009	1.07%	−3.94%	110th
2008	5.01%	−0.63%	137th
2007	5.65%	+0.74%	132nd
2006	4.90%	+2.83%	131st
2005	2.08%	+0.58%	115th
2004	1.49%	+0.70%	109th
2003	0.80%	+0.40%	100th
2002	0.40%	+0.19%	87th
2001	0.21%	−0.20%	78th
2000	0.41%	+0.03%	85th
1999	0.38%	+0.21%	80th
1998	0.17%	−0.12%	66th
1997	0.29%	+0.12%	80th
1996	0.17%	+0.08%	76th
1995	0.10%	−0.88%	63rd
1994	0.97%	+0.92%	98th
1993	0.06%	+0.03%	49th
1992	0.03%	+0.01%	32nd
1991	0.02%	+0.13%	32nd
1990	-0.11%	−0.12%	13th
1989	0.01%	−0.18%	60th
1988	0.19%	+0.22%	94th
1987	-0.03%	+0.04%	4th
1986	-0.07%	−0.10%	4th
1985	0.03%	+0.00%	79th
1984	0.02%	+0.02%	71st
1983	0.01%	−0.01%	71st
1982	0.02%	+0.01%	73rd
1981	0.01%	+0.01%	76th
1980	0.00%	–	5th

Show all years (1980–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +25.6% GDP growth 4.0% C/A balance 14.5%

This pattern occurred 682 times in history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

United Arab Emirates matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2024. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw fdi outflows improve within 24 months. View full analysis →