Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Qatar
Qatar: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was -142.1 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Qatar, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Qatar stood at -142.1 million USD. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 108.2% on the previous year and down 102.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Qatar peaked at 8,681 million USD in 2016 and was at its lowest, -142.1 million USD, in 2023.
That places Qatar 159th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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$, 2015 prices in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +3549.1% | 135.34 million USD | 4,939 million USD |
| 2022 | +1083.3% | 145.93 million USD | 1,727 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.94 million USD | 4.89 million USD | 84.3 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,247 million USD | -41.9 million USD | 4,939 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,062 million USD | 1,727 million USD | 8,681 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,196 million USD | -142.1 million USD | 3,051 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More economy & growth data for Qatar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9074 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 559.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,020 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Qatar?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Qatar was -142.1 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 8,681 million USD in 2016.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -142.1 million USD in 2023.
- How does Qatar rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Qatar ranks 159th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.