Equatorial Guinea vs Qatar: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Equatorial Guinea
1.4%
in 2024
Qatar
1.4%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
126th
Qatar rank
127th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Qatar
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1.4% against 1.4% in Qatar, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Qatar ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 126th and Qatar ranks 127th of 198 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | -0.0% | 2.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 44.7% | 1.7% | 43.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 4.2% | 12.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 0.4% | 6.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.4% | -0.5% | 3.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Equatorial Guinea or Qatar?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1.4% against 1.4% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Equatorial Guinea and Qatar?
- 0.0%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Qatar?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Qatar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 126th and Qatar ranks 127th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.