Low & middle income vs Qatar: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Low & middle income
39.46 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Qatar
1,125 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
24th
Qatar rank
21st

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

  • Low & middle income
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person against 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 1,086 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 28.5 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 21st of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4745 BoP, current US$ per person -2.48 BoP, current US$ per person 2.96 BoP, current US$ per person Low & middle income
1990s 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person 19.14 BoP, current US$ per person 16.68 BoP, current US$ per person Qatar
2000s 11.87 BoP, current US$ per person 1,010 BoP, current US$ per person 997.76 BoP, current US$ per person Qatar
2010s 35.78 BoP, current US$ per person 2,439 BoP, current US$ per person 2,403 BoP, current US$ per person Qatar
2020s 43.22 BoP, current US$ per person 589.63 BoP, current US$ per person 546.41 BoP, current US$ per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Low & middle income or Qatar?
Qatar, at 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person against 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Low & middle income and Qatar?
1,086 BoP, current US$ per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Qatar?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Low & middle income and Qatar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Low & middle income ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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

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.