Africa Western and Central vs Qatar: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Africa Western and Central
1.25 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Qatar
3.34 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
35th
Qatar rank
37th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Qatar
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B197319992025

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 2.09 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Qatar's figure about 2.7 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 35th and Qatar ranks 37th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 189.23 million BoP, current US$ -666,235 BoP, current US$ 189.90 million BoP, current US$ Africa Western and Central
1990s 348.94 million BoP, current US$ 10.10 million BoP, current US$ 338.84 million BoP, current US$ Africa Western and Central
2000s 573.26 million BoP, current US$ 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ 731.93 million BoP, current US$ Qatar
2010s 2.61 billion BoP, current US$ 5.02 billion BoP, current US$ 2.40 billion BoP, current US$ Qatar
2020s 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ 1.66 billion BoP, current US$ 413.65 million BoP, current US$ Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Africa Western and Central or Qatar?
Qatar, at 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Africa Western and Central and Qatar?
2.09 billion BoP, current US$, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Qatar?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Africa Western and Central and Qatar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Africa Western and Central ranks 35th and Qatar ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.