Qatar vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Qatar
0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Spain
0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Qatar rank
129th
Spain rank
126th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Qatar
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Qatar, a difference of 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 129th and Spain ranks 126th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 1980s | -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2020s | -0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Qatar or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Qatar and Spain?
- 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Qatar ranks 129th and Spain ranks 126th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.