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

Qatar
-16,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
-47,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar rank
177th
Uruguay rank
180th

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

  • Qatar
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports -16,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -47,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Uruguay, a difference of 30,878 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 177th and Uruguay ranks 180th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s -98.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 101.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Uruguay
1990s 939.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 925.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 112,420 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 181.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 112,238 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 434,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,253 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 426,464 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 110,578 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 156.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 110,421 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Qatar or Uruguay?
Qatar, at -16,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -47,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Qatar and Uruguay?
30,878 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Uruguay?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Qatar and Uruguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Qatar ranks 177th and Uruguay ranks 180th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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