IDA total vs Qatar: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
IDA total
13.44 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Qatar
1,020 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
IDA total rank
35th
Qatar rank
38th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- IDA total
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1,020 BoP, current US$ per person against 13.44 BoP, current US$ per person in IDA total, a difference of 1,007 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 75.9 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
IDA total ranks 35th and Qatar ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 43.47 BoP, current US$ per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 1.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.58 BoP, current US$ per person | IDA total |
| 1990s | 4.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 296.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 292.39 BoP, current US$ per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 15.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,231 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,215 BoP, current US$ per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 298.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 267.95 BoP, current US$ per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 24.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 70.63 BoP, current US$ per person | IDA total |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, IDA total or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1,020 BoP, current US$ per person against 13.44 BoP, current US$ per person in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between IDA total and Qatar?
- 1,007 BoP, current US$ per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Qatar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Qatar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- IDA total ranks 35th and Qatar ranks 38th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.