Dubai Free Zone Atlas

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Up to four zones side by side. Colour is where each number comes from.

  • Reported
  • Estimated
  • Not published
DIFCDMCCExpo CityJAFZA
DIFCMap ↗

Standalone· 2004

DMCCMap ↗

Standalone· 2002

Expo CityMap ↗

Standalone· 2022

JAFZAMap ↗

DP World· 1985

Companies
10KH1 2026
26K2025
— not published
12KMay 2026
Net new companies
2.5K2025
2.3K2025
— not published
9902024
Workforce
50.2K2025
— not published— not published
160K2025
Trade— not published— not published— not published
$190bn2024/25
Revenue
AED 2.1bn2025
— not published— not published— not published
Setup cost
AED 5.9K2026
AED 35.5K2026
AED 17.6K2025
AED 10K2026
Setup time
5d2026
21d2026
30d2026
14d2026
Site area
0.4 km²2026
— not published
4.4 km²2022
57 km²2026
Retention— not published
89%2025
— not published— not published
Sectors
  • Financial services
  • Commodities
  • Tech
  • Crypto
  • Finance
  • Innovation
  • Events
  • Sustainability
  • Tech
  • Logistics
  • Industry
  • Trade
Advantages
Common-law courts · Mainland dual licence
Virtual-asset licensing · Mainland dual licence
Green licence · Freelance permits
Customs-bonded
Recognition
  • Global Financial Centres Index2026
  • Global Financial Centres Index2025
  • fDi Global Free Zone of the Year2023
  • fDi Global Free Zone of the Year2022
  • fDi Global Free Zones of the Year — Rising Star2025
  • fDi Global Free Zone of the Year2024
  • fDi Industrial Zone of the Year2024
Anchor tenants— not publishedBitcoin.com, Animoca BrandsNestlé, Siemens Energy, Siemens Industrial, ENGIE+4— not published
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