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

Lebanon
0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Qatar
0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lebanon rank
38th
Qatar rank
37th

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

  • Lebanon
  • Qatar
-0.05-0.025-00.0250.050.075198020022025

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 38th and Qatar ranks 37th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
1990s 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2000s 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Qatar
2020s -0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0143 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$), per unit, Lebanon or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lebanon as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Lebanon and Qatar?
0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Qatar?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Qatar rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Lebanon ranks 38th and Qatar ranks 37th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.