Dubai ranked first globally in the number of Greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) for the fourth consecutive year, guided by the vision of His Highness Sheik Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vise President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, according to the 2025 Financial Times Ltd.’s fDi Markets data, the world’s leading source of greenfield FDI data.
Among the 233 cities monitored in the survey, Dubai remained the leader in Greenfield FDI in the CCIs, followed by London, Singapore, Riyadh, and Bengaluru. The success demonstrates the strength of Dubai’s enabling infrastructure and integrated cultural ecosystem, as well as its ability to attract top talent and experience from around the world.
Sheika Latifa Bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), stated, “Guided by its leadership’s vision, Dubai has built an environment that allows creativity to thrive, enables talent to turn ambition into enterprise, and connects promising ideas with investment and opportunity.” These findings demonstrate the ongoing growth of Dubai’s cultural and creative environment, as well as its growing contribution to the emirate’s overall economic and development goals. Over the years, Dubai has sought to foster a climate in which innovation and entrepreneurship may coexist, allowing talent, ideas, and investment to meet in significant and sustainable ways.
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