The total number of announced FDI projects surged 28.7% from 847 in H1 2024 to 1,090 in H1 2025. Total estimated jobs created through inward FDI rose by 46.7%, from 26,202 in H1 2024 to 38,433 in H1 2025. Business services contributed 31.3% of capital inflows, followed by construction (28.6%), retail (10.7%), logistics, distribution and transportation (7.8%), and manufacturing (7.5%). In H1 2025, the top five sectors accounted for 72% of the total estimated FDI capital flows into Dubai and the top five sectors by FDI projects accounted for 69% of the total announced FDI projects. For FDI projects, the top sectors were business services (19%), consumer products (16.5%), food and beverages (15%), software and IT services (11%), and financial services (6.6%).