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Investing in Dubai from India
Why India invests in Dubai
Indian buyers made up about 22% of Dubai property purchases in 2025, the largest share of any nationality and up from 21% in 2024, according to Benham & Reeves analysis of Dubai Land Department data (March 2026).
Anarock's 2025 breakdown, reported by Khaleej Times on 19 July 2026, puts Indian buyers first at 22%, ahead of British buyers at 17% and Chinese buyers at 14%, in a year when buyers from more than 150 countries invested in Dubai homes.
Indian buyers also led in early 2026, with an estimated 20.6% of purchasing activity, ahead of British buyers at 13.3% and Egyptian buyers at 12.6%, according to Harbor Real Estate using DXBinteract data (Khaleej Times, 9 July 2026).
Buyers from India join a large community: the Indian Consul General in Dubai put the number of Indians living in the UAE at 4.36 million in December 2024.
What to know before investing
A property purchase of AED 2 million or more lets the buyer apply for the 10-year Golden Visa (Dubai Land Department).
Indian investors are diversifying their portfolios by investing in a variety of properties, including townhouses and villas, as well as apartments.
In the final quarter of 2024, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal announced the opening of an office of Invest India in Dubai to serve as a dedicated point of contact for potential UAE investors seeking to invest in India, a sign of how closely the two countries now invest in each other.
The move was unveiled during the 12th meeting of India-UAE High-Level Task Force on Investment which also introduced details of the first overseas campus of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) being set up in Dubai.
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