Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Qatar
Qatar: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was -0.0413 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Qatar, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Qatar recorded -0.0413 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 723.1% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Qatar peaked at 0.6998 million USD per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.2448 million USD per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Qatar 170th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Qatar, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | +771.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre | +82.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0114 million USD per square kilometre | +83.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0081 million USD per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0292 million USD per square kilometre | +262.2% |
| 1997 | 0.036 million USD per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0299 million USD per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0098 million USD per square kilometre | -67.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0217 million USD per square kilometre | +122.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0255 million USD per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0537 million USD per square kilometre | +111.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0538 million USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1033 million USD per square kilometre | +91.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2153 million USD per square kilometre | +108.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3015 million USD per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4048 million USD per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3255 million USD per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6998 million USD per square kilometre | +115.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4023 million USD per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 2011 | -0.0166 million USD per square kilometre | -104.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0308 million USD per square kilometre | -285.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0724 million USD per square kilometre | -335.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0905 million USD per square kilometre | -225.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0932 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0674 million USD per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0858 million USD per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2018 | -0.1903 million USD per square kilometre | -321.7% |
| 2019 | -0.2448 million USD per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2020 | -0.2118 million USD per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2021 | -0.0952 million USD per square kilometre | -55.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | -107.0% |
| 2023 | -0.0413 million USD per square kilometre | -723.1% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's -0.0413 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0659 million USD per square kilometre. (61 countries reporting)
- Qatar's -0.0413 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +771.7% | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2023 | -723.1% | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0413 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | 0.036 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2205 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0217 million USD per square kilometre | 0.6998 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2448 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4023 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0854 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2118 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 167 French Polynesia -0.0019 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 168 Finland -0.0055 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 169 Iraq -0.0121 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 171 Ireland -0.133 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 172 Trinidad and Tobago -0.2154 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 173 Aruba -0.9886 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Qatar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9074 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0063 units per US$ 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$, per square kilometre in Qatar?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Qatar was -0.0413 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6998 million USD per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2448 million USD per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Qatar rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Qatar ranks 170th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.