Qatar vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Qatar
1.4%
in 2025
Spain
1.5%
in 2025
Qatar rank
127th
Spain rank
124th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Qatar
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Qatar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 127th and Spain ranks 124th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Qatar |
| 1980s | -0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 0.4% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 2.6% | 2.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | -0.1% | 3.1% | 3.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Qatar or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Qatar and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Qatar ranks 127th and Spain ranks 124th 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.