United Arab Emirates Direct Investment Abroad
1980 - 2020 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about United Arab Emirates Direct Investment Abroad
- United Arab Emirates Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 18.9 USD bn in Dec 2020, compared with a growth of 21.2 USD bn in the previous year.
- United Arab Emirates Direct Investment Abroad: USD mn data is updated yearly.
- It is available from Dec 1980 to Dec 2020 and averaged 423.7 USD mn throughout the period.
- The data reached an all-time high of 21.2 USD bn in Dec 2019 and a record low of -57.7 USD mn in Dec 1990.
CEIC converts annual Direct Investment Abroad into USD. The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates provides Direct Investment Abroad in local currency. The International Monetary Fund average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Direct Investment Abroad covers Private sector only. Direct Investment Abroad prior to 2002 is sourced from the World Bank.
Key information about United Arab Emirates Direct Investment Abroad
- In the latest reports of United Arab Emirates, Current Account recorded a surplus of 21.0 USD bn in Dec 2020.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 19.9 USD bn in Dec 2020.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 1.1 USD bn in Dec 2020.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 82.2 USD bn in Jun 2020.
View United Arab Emirates's Direct Investment Abroad from 1980 to 2020 in the chart:
What was United Arab Emirates's Direct Investment Abroad in 2020?
United Arab Emirates Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 18.9 USD bn in Dec 2020, compared with a growth of 21.2 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18,924.4 2020 | 21,211.7 2019 | -57.7 1990 | 21,211.7 2019 | USD mn | yearly | 1980 - 2020 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 13.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Dec 2021 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 15.5 2020 | yearly | 1970 - 2020 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 340.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Dec 2021 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 8.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2021 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 7,158.6 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2021 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 8,147.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Dec 2021 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | -55.2 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 64.3 2021 | yearly | 1975 - 2021 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | 36.9 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Jun 2021 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | -64.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2021 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 2,781.2 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2021 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 32.5 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2021 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | -7.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2021 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 16.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2021 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 2,488.6 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2022 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | 504.0 2018 | yearly | 1970 - 2018 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 23.6 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Feb 2022 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | 29.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2021 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 49,633.6 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2021 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 645.9 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Mar 2022 |
| China (USD mn) | 42,000.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2022 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 1,080.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2021 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | -242.2 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2021 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | -5,559.9 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2021 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 791.1 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Mar 2022 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 1,844.4 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 94.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2021 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | -2,234.3 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 36,064.3 Feb 2022 | monthly | Apr 1999 - Feb 2022 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 117.9 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Mar 2022 |
| France (USD mn) | 7,117.2 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Mar 2022 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 96.5 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 986.8 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Mar 2022 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | 0.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2020 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 35.6 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2022 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 17,280.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2021 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 4,854.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Sep 1992 - Dec 2021 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 40.2 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2021 |
| India (USD mn) | 3,702.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2021 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 1,155.2 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2021 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 156.0 2018 | yearly | 1997 - 2018 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 46,868.2 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2021 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 2,723.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2021 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 4,230.0 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2022 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 6,399.9 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Mar 2022 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 3.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Dec 2021 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | -139.2 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2022 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 203.9 2019 | yearly | 2009 - 2019 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 9,112.8 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Mar 2022 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 21.2 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2021 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 2,366.0 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 0.2 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2021 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | -395.6 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2022 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 7.3 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Mar 2021 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 92.5 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2022 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | -26,401.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2021 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | 1,728.4 2020 | yearly | 2002 - 2020 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | -241.2 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2021 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | 18.7 2020 | yearly | 2003 - 2020 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | -2,164.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
| Malta (USD mn) | -1,669.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2021 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 2,113.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2021 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | -3,085.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2021 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 16.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2021 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 5.6 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Mar 2022 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 6.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2021 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 175.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2021 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | -11.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2021 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | -105,936.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2021 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 274.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Dec 2021 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 822.3 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2021 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 2,666.5 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2021 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 535.8 2020 | yearly | 2001 - 2020 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | 20.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | -3.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 27.2 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2021 |
| Peru (USD mn) | -670.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2021 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 502.5 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2021 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 2,192.0 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Mar 2022 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 257.8 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2022 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 939.8 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 131.6 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Feb 2022 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 27,106.2 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2021 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 4,808.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2021 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 20.5 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Feb 2022 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 14,953.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2021 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 447.5 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Feb 2022 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 186.8 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2022 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 683.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Dec 2021 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 4,600.9 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Feb 2022 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 4.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2021 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | 0.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2021 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 10,856.5 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Dec 2021 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | -8,628.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2021 |
| Taiwan (USD mn) | 2,539.0 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2021 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 7,093.6 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2021 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 444.0 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Mar 2022 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | 0.0 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Mar 2022 |
| United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 18,924.4 2020 | yearly | 1980 - 2020 |
| United Kingdom (USD mn) | 30,159.7 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Dec 2021 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -0.2 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -827.229 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 3,271.801 2020 | yearly | 1992 - 2020 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 9.8 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2020 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (AED bn) | 615.771 2027 | yearly | 1991 - 2027 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (AED bn) | 648.633 2027 | yearly | 1999 - 2027 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (AED bn) | 703.416 2027 | yearly | 1990 - 2027 |
| Consolidated Government: Expenditures: Current (AED mn) | 323,916.055 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 7.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2021 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 121.2 2020 | yearly | 2013 - 2020 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 193,904.969 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jun 1991 - Feb 2022 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 427,595.643 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jun 1991 - Feb 2022 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 5.0 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jun 1992 - Feb 2022 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 126,048.0 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jun 1973 - Feb 2022 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 24.042 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Jun 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.8 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Sep 2021 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 3,397.190 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Feb 2022 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 541,417.018 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Feb 2022 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.9 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Feb 2022 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 413,912.3 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Feb 2022 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -0.8 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Feb 2022 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 441,125.1 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Feb 2022 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 441,125.119 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Feb 2022 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 0.97 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 2014 - Feb 2022 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 79.60 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2020 |
| Money Supply: M0 (AED mn) | 113,631.000 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Feb 2022 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (AED mn) | 712,116.000 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Feb 2022 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (AED mn) | 1,570,345.000 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Feb 2022 |
| Money Supply: M3 (AED mn) | 1,867,816.000 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Feb 2022 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio: Current, Savings and Call Deposits (%) | 7.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2022 |
| Banks Deposits (AED bn) | 1,988.354 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Feb 2022 |
| Banks Credit: Gross: Residents (AED mn) | 1,486,531.000 Jun 2018 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2018 |
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