Qatar vs Zambia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Qatar
3.03 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Zambia
2.36 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Qatar rank
61st
Zambia rank
64th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

  • Qatar
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 3.03 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 673.61 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Qatar ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 64th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 7.21 million BoP, current US$ 30.27 million BoP, current US$ 23.05 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
1980s -1.43 million BoP, current US$ 51.65 million BoP, current US$ 53.08 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
1990s 160.22 million BoP, current US$ 143.79 million BoP, current US$ 16.43 million BoP, current US$ Qatar
2000s 2.56 billion BoP, current US$ 520.62 million BoP, current US$ 2.04 billion BoP, current US$ Qatar
2010s 403.66 million BoP, current US$ 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ 844.97 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
2020s -693.08 million BoP, current US$ 714.95 million BoP, current US$ 1.41 billion BoP, current US$ Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Qatar or Zambia?
Qatar, at 3.03 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Qatar and Zambia?
673.61 million BoP, current US$, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Qatar and Zambia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Qatar ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 64th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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 (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.