How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Qatar?

44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea vs Qatar: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Korea

797.74 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2025

Qatar

1,125 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2025

Korea rank

24th

Qatar rank

21st

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

Korea
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person against 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person in Korea, a difference of 327.26 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.

Korea ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 21st of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	12.52 BoP, current US$ per person	-2.48 BoP, current US$ per person	15 BoP, current US$ per person	Korea
1990s	65.22 BoP, current US$ per person	19.14 BoP, current US$ per person	46.07 BoP, current US$ per person	Korea
2000s	211.93 BoP, current US$ per person	1,010 BoP, current US$ per person	797.7 BoP, current US$ per person	Qatar
2010s	601.89 BoP, current US$ per person	2,439 BoP, current US$ per person	1,837 BoP, current US$ per person	Qatar
2020s	933.49 BoP, current US$ per person	589.63 BoP, current US$ per person	343.86 BoP, current US$ per person	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Korea or Qatar?: Qatar, at 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person against 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Korea and Qatar?: 327.26 BoP, current US$ per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Qatar?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Korea and Qatar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?: Korea ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 21st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit: BoP, current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.