Least developed countries vs Qatar: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Least developed countries
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Qatar
0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Least developed countries rank
39th
Qatar rank
37th

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

  • Least developed countries
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Qatar's figure about 92.4 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 39th and Qatar ranks 37th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Least developed countries
1990s -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Qatar
2000s 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Qatar
2010s 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Qatar
2020s 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Least developed countries or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Least developed countries and Qatar?
0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Qatar?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Least developed countries and Qatar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Least developed countries ranks 39th and Qatar ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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