Other small states vs Qatar: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Other small states
53.39 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Qatar
1,125 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Other small states rank
20th
Qatar rank
21st
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Other small states
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person against 53.39 BoP, current US$ per person in Other small states, a difference of 1,072 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 21.1 times Other small states's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
Other small states ranks 20th and Qatar ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Other small states averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Other small states | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.08 BoP, current US$ per person | Other small states |
| 1990s | 20.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.19 BoP, current US$ per person | Other small states |
| 2000s | 1,650 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,010 BoP, current US$ per person | 640.61 BoP, current US$ per person | Other small states |
| 2010s | 5,518 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,439 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,079 BoP, current US$ per person | Other small states |
| 2020s | 228.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 589.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 361.6 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$), per capita, Other small states or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person against 53.39 BoP, current US$ per person in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Other small states and Qatar?
- 1,072 BoP, current US$ per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Qatar?
- 44 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$), per capita?
- Other small states ranks 20th and Qatar ranks 21st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.