Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Qatar
Qatar: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was -142.1 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Qatar, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Qatar is -142.1 million USD, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 108.2% on the previous year and down 102.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Qatar peaked at 8,681 million USD in 2016 and was at its lowest, -142.1 million USD, in 2023.
That places Qatar 174th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Qatar, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.89 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 6.14 million USD | +25.5% |
| 1992 | 11.82 million USD | +92.5% |
| 1993 | 11.7 million USD | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 84.3 million USD | +620.6% |
| 1995 | 11.79 million USD | -86.0% |
| 1996 | 21.05 million USD | +78.5% |
| 1997 | 34.84 million USD | +65.6% |
| 1998 | 64.21 million USD | +84.3% |
| 1999 | 18.62 million USD | -71.0% |
| 2000 | 34.6 million USD | +85.8% |
| 2001 | 35.31 million USD | +2.0% |
| 2002 | -41.9 million USD | -218.7% |
| 2003 | 149.83 million USD | -457.6% |
| 2004 | 657.94 million USD | +339.1% |
| 2005 | 405.02 million USD | -38.4% |
| 2006 | 135.34 million USD | -66.6% |
| 2007 | 4,939 million USD | +3549.1% |
| 2008 | 2,849 million USD | -42.3% |
| 2009 | 3,303 million USD | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 2,164 million USD | -34.5% |
| 2011 | 3,148 million USD | +45.5% |
| 2012 | 2,491 million USD | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 5,917 million USD | +137.5% |
| 2014 | 5,052 million USD | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 4,023 million USD | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 8,681 million USD | +115.8% |
| 2017 | 1,727 million USD | -80.1% |
| 2018 | 3,194 million USD | +84.9% |
| 2019 | 4,223 million USD | +32.2% |
| 2020 | 3,051 million USD | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 145.93 million USD | -95.2% |
| 2022 | 1,727 million USD | +1083.3% |
| 2023 | -142.1 million USD | -108.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's -142.1 million USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 947.76 million USD. (59 countries reporting)
- Qatar's -142.1 million USD is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 179.19 million USD. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +3549.1% | 135.34 million USD | 4,939 million USD |
| 2022 | +1083.3% | 145.93 million USD | 1,727 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.94 million USD | 4.89 million USD | 84.3 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,247 million USD | -41.9 million USD | 4,939 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,062 million USD | 1,727 million USD | 8,681 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,196 million USD | -142.1 million USD | 3,051 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More economy & growth data for Qatar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9074 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0063 units per US$ 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 total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Qatar?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Qatar was -142.1 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 8,681 million USD in 2016.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -142.1 million USD in 2023.
- How does Qatar rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Qatar ranks 174th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.4%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 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
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 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.