Qatar Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
Qatar QA: BOP: Capital Account: Net
QA: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at -467.582 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -823.077 USD mn for 2016. QA: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -993.407 USD mn from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2017, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -467.582 USD mn in 2017 and a record low of -3.507 USD bn in 2012. QA: BOP: Capital Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Qatar – Table QA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -467.58 2017 | yearly | 2011 - 2017 |
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Qatar QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net
QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at 708.791 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.128 USD bn for 2016. QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 5.708 USD bn from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2017, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.170 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 708.791 USD mn in 2017. QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Qatar – Table QA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 708.79 2017 | yearly | 2011 - 2017 |
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Qatar QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 985.989 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 773.901 USD mn for 2016. QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 57.295 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.125 USD bn in 2009 and a record low of -840.385 USD mn in 2013. QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Qatar – Table QA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 985.99 2017 | yearly | 1970 - 2017 |
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Qatar QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 0.588 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.508 % for 2016. QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.550 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.308 % in 2009 and a record low of -0.423 % in 2013. QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Qatar – Table QA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.59 2017 | yearly | 1970 - 2017 |
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Qatar QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at 1.695 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.902 USD bn for 2016. QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 11.608 USD mn from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.109 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of -14.930 USD mn in 1988. QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Qatar – Table QA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,694.78 2017 | yearly | 1980 - 2017 |
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Qatar QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at 1.011 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.183 % for 2016. QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.099 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.474 % in 2007 and a record low of -0.247 % in 1988. QA: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Qatar – Table QA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.01 2017 | yearly | 1980 - 2017 |
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Qatar QA: BOP: Financial Account: Net
QA: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at 7.109 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -10.260 USD bn for 2016. QA: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 44.941 USD bn from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2017, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.431 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of -10.260 USD bn in 2016. QA: BOP: Financial Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Qatar – Table QA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 7,108.52 2017 | yearly | 2011 - 2017 |
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Qatar QA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows
QA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data was reported at 290.659 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.728 USD bn for 2016. QA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 290.659 USD mn from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2017, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.482 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of -925.385 USD mn in 2012. QA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Qatar – Table QA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, and World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 290.66 2017 | yearly | 2011 - 2017 |
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Qatar QA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
QA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at -9.203 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -6.069 USD bn for 2016. QA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 16.548 USD bn from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2017, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.933 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of -9.203 USD bn in 2017. QA: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Qatar – Table QA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -9,203.30 2017 | yearly | 2011 - 2017 |
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Qatar QA: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
QA: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at 1.151 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.167 USD bn for 2016. QA: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging -1.747 USD bn from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2017, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.151 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of -4.125 USD bn in 2012. QA: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Qatar – Table QA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,150.55 2017 | yearly | 2011 - 2017 |
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Qatar QA: BOP: Reserves and Related Items
QA: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data was reported at -17.877 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -5.635 USD bn for 2016. QA: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data is updated yearly, averaging -5.503 USD bn from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2017, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.079 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of -17.877 USD bn in 2017. QA: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Qatar – Table QA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -17,876.65 2017 | yearly | 2011 - 2017 |