Qatar vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Qatar
-41,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
-26,875 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar rank
190th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th

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

  • Qatar
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -26,875 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -41,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Qatar, a difference of 14,394 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 542.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 542.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1980s -122.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 163.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 19,859 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,297 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 220,485 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,005 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 199,479 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 34,667 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,878 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2020s -85,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 35,395 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 120,808 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Qatar or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at -26,875 BoP, current US$ 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$), per square between Qatar and Sao Tome and Principe?
14,394 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sao Tome and Principe?
46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Qatar and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Qatar ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.