Other small states vs Qatar: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Other small states
695.97 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Qatar
3.34 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Other small states rank
37th
Qatar rank
37th

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

  • Other small states
  • Qatar
-50.0B050.0B100.0B150.0B200.0B197119982025

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ against 695.97 million BoP, current US$ in Other small states, a difference of 2.65 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Qatar's figure about 4.8 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Other small states ahead.

Other small states ranks 37th and Qatar ranks 37th of 47 groups.

Other small states has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Other small states Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 11.76 million BoP, current US$ -666,235 BoP, current US$ 12.43 million BoP, current US$ Other small states
1990s 193.42 million BoP, current US$ 10.10 million BoP, current US$ 183.32 million BoP, current US$ Other small states
2000s 17.76 billion BoP, current US$ 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ 16.45 billion BoP, current US$ Other small states
2010s 65.37 billion BoP, current US$ 5.02 billion BoP, current US$ 60.36 billion BoP, current US$ Other small states
2020s 2.88 billion BoP, current US$ 1.66 billion BoP, current US$ 1.21 billion BoP, current US$ Other small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Other small states or Qatar?
Qatar, at 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ against 695.97 million BoP, current US$ in Other small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Other small states and Qatar?
2.65 billion BoP, current US$, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Qatar?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Other small states and Qatar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Other small states ranks 37th and Qatar ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.