Sharjah attracts $ 1.5 billion in investments in the first half of 2025
Sharjah, September 15 / WAM / The Sharjah Foreign Investment Office “Invest in Sharjah” revealed that the emirate topped the fastest growing UAE list in attracting foreign direct investment flows during the first half of 2025, as it showed 57% growth in the number of projects, 361% in the volume of capital investments and 45% in job opportunities compared to the same period in 2024, which reflects the acceleration of The pace of economic growth confirms Sharjah’s success in enhancing its competitiveness to attract specific investments.
These proportions in growth came as an embodiment of the volume of new investments and projects, as the emirate attracted 74 investment projects compared to 47 projects in the first half of last year, and the value of capital investments reached 1.5 billion dollars compared to 325 million dollars in the corresponding period, and these projects resulted in the provision of 2,578 new job opportunities compared to 1,779 jobs last year in indicating the growing power of the economic structure in the emirate and trust International investors, with their ability to convert capital into sustainable development opportunities and positive repercussions on the macroeconomic economy.
Sheikha Badour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, head of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority “Shurooq”, stressed that the exceptional growth witnessed by the Emirate of Sharjah and is issued by the fastest growing UAE list in the country. The fruit of an integrated vision that puts human welfare and the balance of development at the heart of its priorities.
She said that the value of the numbers is manifested when they turn into an impact on people’s lives and are reflected on the future of generations. Investment is a conscious movement of capital that translates into a journey in which we formulate integration between culture and development and between human ambition and the needs of its surroundings to make a flexible economy and a global model capable of continuing and renewing.
His Excellency Mohamed Jumaa Al -Mashriq, Executive Director of the Sharjah Foreign Investment Office, “Invest in Sharjah”, stressed that the exceptional growth rates recorded by the emirate reflects the clarity of the strategic vision and the integration of official policies supporting investment, starting with economic and financial stability through the infrastructure and elastic legislative environment to reach balanced diversification in the productive and service sectors, noting that this The integrated system strengthened the confidence of global and local investors in Sharjah and established its position as an ideal destination for investment and business creation.
February 2025 witnessed the highest rates of investment flows, as it attracted the largest number of projects and the value of investments in a short period, which reflects the dynamics of the market in the emirate since the beginning of the year and confirms the growing position of the emirate as a safe and promising platform to attract strategic investments that support accelerated economic growth and establish the emirate’s position on the regional and global map.
The consumer products sector tops the list of the fastest growing sectors in the emirate, with an increase in the number of projects of 53% and an increase in the volume of investments by 188%, which shows the growing demand for new products and services within the emirate.
The commercial services sector achieved a qualitative leap of 500% in investment activity and 1100% in employment rates, which reflects its intense nature and its direct impact in promoting job opportunities, while the industrial equipment sector continued to achieve strong growth with a 100% increase in the size of projects and 45% in capital spending, which is an indication of the rise of manufacturing industries and its role in diversifying the economy and expanding the productive base.
It is noteworthy that these indicators were based on the “FDI Markets” database of the “Fennishell Times”, the world leader in monitoring new foreign direct investments across the border, puts Sharjah’s performance within the internationally reliable reference indicators and confirms its growing position as one of the most important influential investment destinations in the world.
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