Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Qatar
Qatar: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was -0.0306 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Qatar, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Qatar stood at -0.0306 million USD per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 738.3% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Qatar peaked at 0.7192 million USD per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.2368 million USD per square kilometre, in 2020.
Qatar ranks 170th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Qatar, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | +816.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.017 million USD per square kilometre | +91.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0306 million USD per square kilometre | +80.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0202 million USD per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0685 million USD per square kilometre | +239.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0881 million USD per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0896 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0252 million USD per square kilometre | -71.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0422 million USD per square kilometre | +67.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0522 million USD per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 0.107 million USD per square kilometre | +105.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0915 million USD per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1552 million USD per square kilometre | +69.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2478 million USD per square kilometre | +59.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3202 million USD per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3875 million USD per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2535 million USD per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7192 million USD per square kilometre | +183.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3772 million USD per square kilometre | -47.6% |
| 2011 | -0.0131 million USD per square kilometre | -103.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0229 million USD per square kilometre | -274.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0534 million USD per square kilometre | -333.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0678 million USD per square kilometre | -227.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0932 million USD per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 2016 | 0.074 million USD per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0875 million USD per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2018 | -0.1725 million USD per square kilometre | -297.2% |
| 2019 | -0.2323 million USD per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2020 | -0.2368 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | -0.0869 million USD per square kilometre | -63.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | -105.5% |
| 2023 | -0.0306 million USD per square kilometre | -738.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's -0.0306 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.059 million USD per square kilometre. (61 countries reporting)
- Qatar's -0.0306 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +816.6% | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2023 | -738.3% | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0306 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0359 million USD per square kilometre | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0896 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2376 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0422 million USD per square kilometre | 0.7192 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0251 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2323 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3772 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0874 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2368 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 167 Angola -0.002 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 168 Finland -0.0047 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 169 Iraq -0.0098 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 171 Ireland -0.1177 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 172 Trinidad and Tobago -0.1694 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 173 Aruba -0.9145 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Qatar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9074 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0063 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Qatar?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Qatar was -0.0306 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7192 million USD per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2368 million USD per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Qatar rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Qatar ranks 170th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.