Qatar vs United States of America: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Qatar
1.6%
in 2025
United States of America
1.4%
in 2025
Qatar rank
35th
United States of America rank
38th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Qatar
- United States of America
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.6% against 1.4% in United States of America, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States of America ahead.
Qatar ranks 35th and United States of America ranks 38th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.3% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 2.0% | 0.4% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.5% | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- Qatar, at 1.6% against 1.4% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Qatar and United States of America?
- 0.2%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United States of America?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and United States of America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Qatar ranks 35th and United States of America ranks 38th 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.