United Arab Emirates Foreign Direct Investment
1970 - 2024 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about United Arab Emirates Foreign Direct Investment
- United Arab Emirates Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 45.6 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 30.7 USD bn in the previous year.
- United Arab Emirates Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1970 to Dec 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 45.6 USD bn in Dec 2024 and a record low of -985.3 USD mn in Dec 1999.
CEIC converts annual Foreign Direct Investment into USD. The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency. The International Monetary Fund average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Direct Investment covers Private sector only. Foreign Direct Investment prior to 2023 is sourced from the World Bank.
Related information about United Arab Emirates Foreign Direct Investment
- In the latest reports of United Arab Emirates, Current Account recorded a surplus of 80.0 USD bn in Dec 2024.
- United Arab Emirates Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 77.2 USD bn in Dec 2024.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 54.0 USD bn in Dec 2024.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 136.8 USD bn in Mar 2025.
View United Arab Emirates's Foreign Direct Investment from 1970 to 2024 in the chart:
What was United Arab Emirates's Foreign Direct Investment in 2024?
United Arab Emirates Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 45.6 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 30.7 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45,636.5 2024 | 30,687.5 2023 | -985.3 1999 | 45,636.5 2024 | USD mn | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
Foreign Direct Investment by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 472.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2026 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 460.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | -4,705.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Dec 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 237.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 10,518.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (USD mn) | -12,149.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Dec 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 229.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 820.9 2025 | yearly | 2012 - 2025 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | 460.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | -65.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | -9,258.3 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 158.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Dec 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 70.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | -54.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 10,936.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | 139.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 791.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | 1,356.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 18,019.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 2,235.1 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Apr 2026 |
| China (USD mn) | 46,353.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 3,794.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | 673.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 2,939.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | -236.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 3,626.6 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Apr 2026 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 407.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 6,865.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | -204.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 24,900.9 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Finland (USD mn) | -1,208.3 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Apr 2026 |
| France (USD mn) | 5,728.0 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Apr 2026 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 436.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | -7,741.9 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Apr 2026 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | 451.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 499.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 26,742.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 7,751.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 448.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Dec 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | 11,593.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Mar 2026 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 3,130.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Mar 2026 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 838.3 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 12,577.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 7,564.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1972 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 204.6 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Mar 2026 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 3,121.7 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 165.9 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Apr 2026 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 405.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Dec 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | -523.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 1,110.8 2025 | yearly | 1970 - 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 1,801.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 418.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 39.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | -184.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Laos (USD mn) | 399.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 186.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 180.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 230.9 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Apr 2026 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | -70,519.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | 1,891.5 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 68.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | 46.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 8,195.6 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 5,113.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 2,189.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 25,285.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 76.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 507.2 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Apr 2026 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 123.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 972.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | 967.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Myanmar (USD mn) | 173.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | 9.1 Jan 2026 | quarterly | Oct 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 16,061.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 1,362.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 1,113.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | -266.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 12,465.5 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | 54.5 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jul 1997 - Apr 2026 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | 114.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 803.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 339.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 3,959.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Mar 2026 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 611.1 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 2,193.0 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 1,637.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | -372.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 394.1 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 11,346.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 12,901.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | -22.7 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Mar 2026 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 43,695.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 689.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 283.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 2,412.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 6,949.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 496.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Dec 2025 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | 0.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 6,165.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Mar 2026 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 6,056.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Dec 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | 6.5 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 35,771.783 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 100,505.393 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 16.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (AED bn) | 730.069 2031 | yearly | 1991 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (AED bn) | 778.463 2031 | yearly | 1999 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (AED bn) | 864.440 2031 | yearly | 1990 - 2031 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 77,168.1 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 79,972.8 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 14.5 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 45,636.5 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 8.3 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 54,023.145 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 73.682 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (AED bn) | 263.800 2018 | yearly | 2001 - 2018 |
| BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (AED bn) | -265.500 2018 | yearly | 2001 - 2018 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: Mining and Quarrying (AED mn) | 38,519.597 2016 | yearly | 2005 - 2016 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 24.1 2024 | yearly | 2013 - 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 289,801.381 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jun 1991 - Apr 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 781,582.369 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jun 1991 - Apr 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 17.8 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jun 1992 - Apr 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 261,805.5 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jun 1973 - Apr 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 45.211 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 5.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 11,114.074 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Apr 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 944,721.898 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Apr 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 17.0 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Apr 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 511,887.7 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Apr 2026 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 13.8 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Apr 2026 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 149,138.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 582,233.350 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 14.42 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2014 - Mar 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 66.07 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply: M0 (AED mn) | 191,486.663 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Apr 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (AED mn) | 1,064,295.572 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Apr 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (AED mn) | 2,870,361.249 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Apr 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3 (AED mn) | 3,407,741.712 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Apr 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio: Current, Savings and Call Deposits (%) | 11.000 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2026 |
| Banks Deposits (AED mn) | 3,469,491.172 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Apr 2026 |
| Banks Credit: Gross: Residents (AED mn) | 1,486,531.000 Jun 2018 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2018 |
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