The UAE has complicated to 9th position globally amongst international direct funding locations
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Top Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has affirmed that the UAE continues to consolidate its place as an international vacation spot for funding and alternatives. The UAE has complicated to 9th position globally amongst international direct funding locations, and for the 3rd 12 months in a row, it has maintained 2nd position globally within the collection of institutional international direct funding tasks, with a complete of one,562 tasks, he showed.
“According to the latest Global Investment Report, the UAE achieved record FDI inflows of AED 177.3 billion in 2025, a growth of 6%, while the FDI balance increased to AED 1.17 trillion,” Sheikh Mohammed posted on his legit account at the X platform.
“The UAE has moved to the ninth place globally among FDI destinations, and for the third year in a row, it has maintained the second place globally in the number of institutional FDI projects, with a total of 1,562 projects,” he added.
“Our goal under the National Investment Strategy is to reach a foreign direct investment stock of AED 2.2 trillion by 2031 and attract AED 240 billion in annual foreign direct investment inflows… These figures are not mere economic indicators; rather, they are the fruits of a national vision, the work of a unified team, and global confidence in a country that has turned ambition into reality and opportunities into achievements… And what is to come for the UAE, God willing, is even more beautiful and greater,” he concluded.