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

Qatar
-41,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
-29,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar rank
190th
Uruguay rank
189th

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

  • Qatar
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports -29,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -41,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Qatar, a difference of 11,283 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 190th and Uruguay ranks 189th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 621.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 250.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 371.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1980s -122.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 284.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 406.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Uruguay
1990s 13,800 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 655.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,145 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 220,485 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,112 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 215,373 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 34,667 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,932 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,734 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2020s -85,412 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,857 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 99,269 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Qatar or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at -29,986 BoP, current US$ 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$), per square between Qatar and Uruguay?
11,283 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Uruguay?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Qatar and Uruguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Qatar ranks 190th and Uruguay ranks 189th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.