Qatar vs Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Qatar
1.6%
in 2025
Thailand
1.6%
in 2025
Qatar rank
35th
Thailand rank
33rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Qatar
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Qatar, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 35th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.1% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 2.5% | 1.6% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Qatar or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Qatar and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Thailand?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Qatar ranks 35th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.