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$), per unit over time
- Lebanon
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.0155 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.