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

Qatar
-16,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
-4,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar rank
177th
Viet Nam rank
176th

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

  • Qatar
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports -4,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -16,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Qatar, a difference of 11,720 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 177th and Viet Nam ranks 176th of 188 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2000s 215,537 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 853.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 214,684 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 434,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 431,583 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 110,578 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 109,123 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$), per, Qatar or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at -4,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -16,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Qatar and Viet Nam?
11,720 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Viet Nam?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Qatar and Viet Nam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Qatar ranks 177th and Viet Nam ranks 176th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.