Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Qatar
Qatar: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Qatar, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Qatar stood at 3.34 billion BoP, current US$.
That represents a change of up 114.0% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Qatar peaked at 10.11 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, -191.48 million BoP, current US$, in 2023.
Qatar ranks 37th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Qatar, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | -2.00 million BoP, current US$ | -200.0% |
| 1982 | 500,000 BoP, current US$ | -125.0% |
| 1983 | 3.00 million BoP, current US$ | +500.0% |
| 1984 | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 1.00 million BoP, current US$ | -50.0% |
| 1986 | 346,537 BoP, current US$ | -65.3% |
| 1987 | -357,483 BoP, current US$ | -203.2% |
| 1988 | -14.93 million BoP, current US$ | +4076.6% |
| 1989 | 1.78 million BoP, current US$ | -111.9% |
| 1990 | 1.98 million BoP, current US$ | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 2.37 million BoP, current US$ | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 4.55 million BoP, current US$ | +92.1% |
| 1993 | 4.27 million BoP, current US$ | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 31.26 million BoP, current US$ | +632.2% |
| 1995 | 4.71 million BoP, current US$ | -84.9% |
| 1996 | 8.97 million BoP, current US$ | +90.4% |
| 1997 | 14.25 million BoP, current US$ | +58.8% |
| 1998 | 21.43 million BoP, current US$ | +50.4% |
| 1999 | 7.20 million BoP, current US$ | -66.4% |
| 2000 | 17.75 million BoP, current US$ | +146.5% |
| 2001 | 17.21 million BoP, current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2002 | -21.04 million BoP, current US$ | -222.2% |
| 2003 | 88.17 million BoP, current US$ | -519.0% |
| 2004 | 437.92 million BoP, current US$ | +396.7% |
| 2005 | 351.91 million BoP, current US$ | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 127.43 million BoP, current US$ | -63.8% |
| 2007 | 5.16 billion BoP, current US$ | +3949.4% |
| 2008 | 3.66 billion BoP, current US$ | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 3.21 billion BoP, current US$ | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ | -42.0% |
| 2011 | 10.11 billion BoP, current US$ | +442.5% |
| 2012 | 1.84 billion BoP, current US$ | -81.8% |
| 2013 | 8.02 billion BoP, current US$ | +335.9% |
| 2014 | 6.75 billion BoP, current US$ | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ | -40.4% |
| 2016 | 7.90 billion BoP, current US$ | +96.4% |
| 2017 | 1.69 billion BoP, current US$ | -78.6% |
| 2018 | 3.52 billion BoP, current US$ | +107.9% |
| 2019 | 4.45 billion BoP, current US$ | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 2.73 billion BoP, current US$ | -38.7% |
| 2021 | 159.89 million BoP, current US$ | -94.1% |
| 2022 | 2.38 billion BoP, current US$ | +1390.9% |
| 2023 | -191.48 million BoP, current US$ | -108.0% |
| 2024 | 1.56 billion BoP, current US$ | -916.2% |
| 2025 | 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ | +114.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.18 billion BoP, current US$, 2.8× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 271.00 million BoP, current US$, 12.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -4076.6% | -357,483 BoP, current US$ | -14.93 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2007 | +3949.4% | 127.43 million BoP, current US$ | 5.16 billion BoP, current US$ |
| 2022 | +1390.9% | 159.89 million BoP, current US$ | 2.38 billion BoP, current US$ |
| 2024 | +916.2% | -191.48 million BoP, current US$ | 1.56 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -666,235 BoP, current US$ | -14.93 million BoP, current US$ | 3.00 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.10 million BoP, current US$ | 1.98 million BoP, current US$ | 31.26 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ | -21.04 million BoP, current US$ | 5.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.69 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.11 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 billion BoP, current US$ | -191.48 million BoP, current US$ | 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More economy & growth data for Qatar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9074 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 456.7 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6747 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 333.48 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Qatar?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Qatar was 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.11 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -191.48 million BoP, current US$ in 2023.
- How does Qatar rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Qatar ranks 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.