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

Iraq
-12,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
-41,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
187th
Qatar rank
190th

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

  • Iraq
  • Qatar
-200.0k0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019962023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports -12,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -41,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Qatar, a difference of 28,914 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.

Iraq ranks 187th and Qatar ranks 190th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s -12.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 621.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 633.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1980s -0.5577 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -122.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 122.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 2.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 1,515 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 220,485 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 218,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2010s -7,477 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 34,667 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,144 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2020s -7,456 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -85,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 77,956 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Iraq or Qatar?
Iraq, at -12,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -41,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Iraq and Qatar?
28,914 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Qatar?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Qatar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Iraq ranks 187th and Qatar ranks 190th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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