Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, is out with a new analysis that puts the spotlight on Indian-owned businesses ranking first on the list of new foreign companies joining the chamber in 2025.

Needless to say Dubai’s appeal as a strategic destination for Indian investors and entrepreneurs has resulted in a total of 18,486 new members from India joining last year, representing a year-over-year (YoY) growth of 11%.

Pakistan ranked second by registering 9,138 new companies – an increase of 12% compared to 2024. Egypt stood third with 5,043 new companies joining the chamber in 2025.

The UK came fourth with 2,733 new companies, and Bangladesh fifth with 2,721 companies.

Syria and China ranked sixth and seventh respectively with 1,907 and 1,583 new companies.

Jordan took the eighth place with 1,325 new businesses. Turkey stood ninth with 1,308 new companies, and the US ranked tenth with 1,054 new member companies.

A total of 71,830 new companies had joined in 2025. With this, the chamber’s active membership climbed to 2,92,486 by the end of 2025, up from 2,58,318 in 2024. – editor@nrifocus.com