Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Qatar
Qatar: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was -191.48 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Qatar, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Qatar recorded -191.48 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 108.0% on the previous year and down 102.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Qatar peaked at 8,021 million USD in 2013 and was at its lowest, -191.48 million USD, in 2023.
That places Qatar 175th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Qatar, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.98 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 2.37 million USD | +19.4% |
| 1992 | 4.55 million USD | +92.1% |
| 1993 | 4.27 million USD | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 31.26 million USD | +632.2% |
| 1995 | 4.71 million USD | -84.9% |
| 1996 | 8.97 million USD | +90.4% |
| 1997 | 14.25 million USD | +58.8% |
| 1998 | 21.43 million USD | +50.4% |
| 1999 | 7.2 million USD | -66.4% |
| 2000 | 17.75 million USD | +146.5% |
| 2001 | 17.21 million USD | -3.0% |
| 2002 | -21.04 million USD | -222.2% |
| 2003 | 88.17 million USD | -519.0% |
| 2004 | 437.92 million USD | +396.7% |
| 2005 | 351.91 million USD | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 127.43 million USD | -63.8% |
| 2007 | 5,160 million USD | +3949.4% |
| 2008 | 3,658 million USD | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 3,215 million USD | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 2,308 million USD | -28.2% |
| 2011 | 3,984 million USD | +72.6% |
| 2012 | 3,352 million USD | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 8,021 million USD | +139.3% |
| 2014 | 6,748 million USD | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 4,023 million USD | -40.4% |
| 2016 | 7,902 million USD | +96.4% |
| 2017 | 1,695 million USD | -78.6% |
| 2018 | 3,523 million USD | +107.9% |
| 2019 | 4,450 million USD | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 2,730 million USD | -38.7% |
| 2021 | 159.89 million USD | -94.1% |
| 2022 | 2,384 million USD | +1390.9% |
| 2023 | -191.48 million USD | -108.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's -191.48 million USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,178 million USD. (59 countries reporting)
- Qatar's -191.48 million USD is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 124.2 million USD. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +3949.4% | 127.43 million USD | 5,160 million USD |
| 2022 | +1390.9% | 159.89 million USD | 2,384 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1 million USD | 1.98 million USD | 31.26 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,305 million USD | -21.04 million USD | 5,160 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,601 million USD | 1,695 million USD | 8,021 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,271 million USD | -191.48 million USD | 2,730 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More economy & growth data for Qatar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9074 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0063 units per US$ 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$, gaps filled in Qatar?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Qatar was -191.48 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 8,021 million USD in 2013.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -191.48 million USD in 2023.
- How does Qatar rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Qatar ranks 175th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 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$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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$ 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$ 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.