France vs Qatar: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

France
1,063 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Qatar
1,020 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
France rank
37th
Qatar rank
38th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • France
  • Qatar
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How they compare

France currently reports 1,063 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,020 BoP, current US$ per person in Qatar, a difference of 43 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.

France ranks 37th and Qatar ranks 38th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 26.38 BoP, current US$ per person 45.01 BoP, current US$ per person 18.63 BoP, current US$ per person Qatar
1980s 72.34 BoP, current US$ per person -1.92 BoP, current US$ per person 74.27 BoP, current US$ per person France
1990s 387.46 BoP, current US$ per person 296.71 BoP, current US$ per person 90.75 BoP, current US$ per person France
2000s 881.69 BoP, current US$ per person 2,231 BoP, current US$ per person 1,349 BoP, current US$ per person Qatar
2010s 614.32 BoP, current US$ per person 298.44 BoP, current US$ per person 315.87 BoP, current US$ per person France
2020s 910.69 BoP, current US$ per person -46.01 BoP, current US$ per person 956.7 BoP, current US$ per person France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, France or Qatar?
France, at 1,063 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,020 BoP, current US$ per person in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between France and Qatar?
43 BoP, current US$ per person, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Qatar?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do France and Qatar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
France ranks 37th and Qatar ranks 38th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.