How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Qatar?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

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.

Nigeria vs Qatar: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP

Nigeria

1.4%

in 2025

Qatar

1.4%

in 2025

Nigeria rank

130th

Qatar rank

127th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time

Nigeria
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 1.4% against 1.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.

Nigeria ranks 130th and Qatar ranks 127th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.6%	1.0%	0.5%	Nigeria
1980s	0.7%	-0.0%	0.8%	Nigeria
1990s	1.1%	1.7%	0.5%	Qatar
2000s	2.1%	4.2%	2.1%	Qatar
2010s	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%	Nigeria
2020s	0.6%	-0.1%	0.7%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Nigeria or Qatar?: Qatar, at 1.4% against 1.4% in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Nigeria and Qatar?: 0.0%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Qatar?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Qatar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?: Nigeria ranks 130th 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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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.