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$), per capita over time
- Low & middle income
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1,125 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.