{"version":"1","article":{"id":"qatar-inward-outward-fdi-positions-q1-2026","slug":"qatar-inward-outward-fdi-positions-q1-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/qatar-inward-outward-fdi-positions-q1-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-inward-outward-fdi-positions-q1-2026?lang=en","title":"Qatar's inward and outward FDI positions rose in Q1","summary":"Preliminary estimates put Qatar's inward direct-investment position at QAR 172.2 billion and its outward position at QAR 221.7 billion at March-end.","category":"finance","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-09T00:42:43+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-09T00:42:43+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-03","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Qatar National Planning Council","url":"https://www.npc.qa/en/statistics/pages/news/09082026.aspx","publishedAt":"2026-08-09","checkedAt":"2026-10-09"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/qatar-inward-outward-fdi-positions-q1-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-inward-outward-fdi-positions-q1-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/qatar-inward-outward-fdi-positions-q1-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-inward-outward-fdi-positions-q1-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/qatar-inward-outward-fdi-positions-q1-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-inward-outward-fdi-positions-q1-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/qatar-inward-outward-fdi-positions-q1-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-inward-outward-fdi-positions-q1-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/qatar-inward-outward-fdi-positions-q1-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-inward-outward-fdi-positions-q1-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"qatar-fdi-positions-q1-2026","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Katar doğrudan yatırım pozisyonları","en":"Qatar direct-investment positions","ar":"أرصدة الاستثمار المباشر في قطر","fr":"Positions d’investissement direct du Qatar","es":"Posiciones de inversión directa de Catar"},"description":{"tr":"2026 ilk çeyrek sonunda bildirilen öncü pozisyon tahminleri ve 2025 son çeyreğine göre değişim.","en":"Preliminary position estimates at the end of Q1 2026 and changes from the end of Q4 2025.","ar":"تقديرات أولية للأرصدة في نهاية الربع الأول من 2026 والتغير مقارنة بنهاية الربع الرابع من 2025.","fr":"Estimations préliminaires des positions fin T1 2026 et variations par rapport à fin T4 2025.","es":"Estimaciones preliminares al cierre del T1 de 2026 y variaciones frente al cierre del T4 de 2025."},"methodology":{"tr":"Pozisyonlar çeyrek sonu stoklarıdır, çeyrek içi nakit akımları değildir. Yüzdeler Q4 2025 sonundan Q1 2026 sonuna göre değişimdir; NPC bunları yaklaşık 210 işletmelik örnekleme dayalı öncü tahmin olarak tanımlar.","en":"Positions are quarter-end stocks, not cash flows during the quarter. Percentage changes compare end-Q4 2025 with end-Q1 2026; NPC calls the results preliminary estimates based on a sample of about 210 establishments.","ar":"الأرصدة مخزونات في نهاية الربع وليست تدفقات نقدية خلاله. وتقارن النسب بين نهاية الربع الرابع 2025 ونهاية الربع الأول 2026؛ ووصف المجلس النتائج بأنها تقديرات أولية من عينة تضم نحو 210 منشآت.","fr":"Les positions sont des stocks en fin de trimestre, pas des flux de trésorerie pendant le trimestre. Les variations comparent fin T4 2025 à fin T1 2026 ; le NPC les qualifie d’estimations préliminaires fondées sur environ 210 établissements.","es":"Las posiciones son saldos al final del trimestre, no flujos de efectivo durante él. Los porcentajes comparan el cierre del T4 de 2025 con el del T1 de 2026; el NPC los define como estimaciones preliminares basadas en unos 210 establecimientos."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.npc.qa/en/statistics/pages/news/09082026.aspx"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-08T21:28:23+00:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"İçe dönük doğrudan yatırım pozisyonu","en":"Inward direct-investment position","ar":"رصيد الاستثمار المباشر إلى الداخل","fr":"Position d’investissement direct entrant","es":"Posición de inversión directa entrante"},"value":172.2,"unit":"billion QAR","period":"2026-03","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"qatar-inward-fdi-position","unitCode":"billion-qar","geography":"qatar","frequency":"quarterly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"İçe dönük pozisyonun Q4 2025 sonuna göre artışı","en":"Increase in inward position from end-Q4 2025","ar":"زيادة الرصيد الوارد مقارنة بنهاية الربع الرابع 2025","fr":"Hausse de la position entrante depuis fin T4 2025","es":"Aumento de la posición entrante desde el cierre del T4 de 2025"},"value":3.3,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-03","periodStart":"2025-12","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"qatar-inward-fdi-position-quarter-change","unitCode":"percent","geography":"qatar","frequency":"quarterly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Dışa dönük doğrudan yatırım pozisyonu","en":"Outward direct-investment position","ar":"رصيد الاستثمار المباشر إلى الخارج","fr":"Position d’investissement direct sortant","es":"Posición de inversión directa saliente"},"value":221.7,"unit":"billion QAR","period":"2026-03","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"qatar-outward-fdi-position","unitCode":"billion-qar","geography":"qatar","frequency":"quarterly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Dışa dönük pozisyonun Q4 2025 sonuna göre artışı","en":"Increase in outward position from end-Q4 2025","ar":"زيادة الرصيد الصادر مقارنة بنهاية الربع الرابع 2025","fr":"Hausse de la position sortante depuis fin T4 2025","es":"Aumento de la posición saliente desde el cierre del T4 de 2025"},"value":3.5,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-03","periodStart":"2025-12","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"qatar-outward-fdi-position-quarter-change","unitCode":"percent","geography":"qatar","frequency":"quarterly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"qatar-fdi-positions-q1-2026","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"qatar-fdi-positions-q1-2026","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-inward-outward-fdi-positions-q1-2026/data/qatar-fdi-positions-q1-2026?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-inward-outward-fdi-positions-q1-2026/data/qatar-fdi-positions-q1-2026?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Qatar's National Planning Council (NPC) released the first-quarter 2026 results of its Foreign Direct Investment Survey on August 9. The inward direct-investment position stood at QAR 172.2 billion at the end of March, 3.3% above the position at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025. The outward position, representing Qatari investment abroad, rose 3.5% over the same comparison to QAR 221.7 billion. These are investment stocks recorded at quarter-end, not cash inflows or outflows during the three months. NPC describes the findings as preliminary estimates and says the Q1 data drew on a sample of approximately 210 establishments. The survey was conducted in cooperation with the Qatar Central Bank (QCB).","Five economic activities together accounted for more than 90% of the inward position. Mining and quarrying represented 45.3%, financial and insurance activities 31.9%, manufacturing 13%, information and communication 2.8%, and professional, scientific and technical activities 2%. Those percentages describe the composition of the inward direct-investment position; they are not shares of Qatar's GDP or measures of each sector's contribution to output. The large combined weight of mining and finance shows that the recorded inward position was concentrated in a limited set of activities. It does not, by itself, establish that new mines or factories opened, that employment rose, or that production increased during the quarter. The release does not provide project-level transactions alongside the sector breakdown.","The outward position was also concentrated: financial and insurance activities accounted for 33.5%, mining and quarrying for 29.8%, information and communication for 10.8%, accommodation and food services for 9.1%, and transport and storage for 7%. This is a classification of direct investment held abroad by Qatar-resident investors. A balance-sheet position can reflect accumulated decisions, intercompany financing and valuation movements. A change between two quarter-end positions therefore cannot be treated automatically as the amount of new investment cash transferred during the quarter. NPC's release reports the aggregate positions and sector shares but does not name destination countries or list individual transactions. The inward and outward totals are separate scopes and should not be netted to imply a single measure of Qatar's total external exposure.","NPC says the survey includes privately owned companies and some government-owned companies, but excludes international financial transactions conducted by the state or individuals. It combines survey results with QCB data for monetary financial institutions, including banks, insurers and other financial institutions. That scope matters: the figures are not a census of every cross-border asset or liability. They are preliminary estimates of direct-investment positions compiled from a survey and institutional data. The council's statement also identifies attracting more investment into non-hydrocarbon activities as a priority for the coming period. That is a policy objective, not a measured outcome of this release. Without subsequent quarters and further methodological detail, these figures alone cannot establish whether the increase will persist, how much new capital entered during Q1, or whether the sector mix is diversifying."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Preliminary estimates put Qatar's inward direct-investment position at QAR 172.2 billion and its outward position at QAR 221.7 billion at March-end.\n\nQatar's National Planning Council (NPC) released the first-quarter 2026 results of its Foreign Direct Investment Survey on August 9. The inward direct-investment position stood at QAR 172.2 billion at the end of March, 3.3% above the position at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025. The outward position, representing Qatari investment abroad, rose 3.5% over the same comparison to QAR 221.7 billion. These are investment stocks recorded at quarter-end, not cash inflows or outflows during the three months. NPC describes the findings as preliminary estimates and says the Q1 data drew on a sample of approximately 210 establishments. The survey was conducted in cooperation with the Qatar Central Bank (QCB).\n\nFive economic activities together accounted for more than 90% of the inward position. Mining and quarrying represented 45.3%, financial and insurance activities 31.9%, manufacturing 13%, information and communication 2.8%, and professional, scientific and technical activities 2%. Those percentages describe the composition of the inward direct-investment position; they are not shares of Qatar's GDP or measures of each sector's contribution to output. The large combined weight of mining and finance shows that the recorded inward position was concentrated in a limited set of activities. It does not, by itself, establish that new mines or factories opened, that employment rose, or that production increased during the quarter. The release does not provide project-level transactions alongside the sector breakdown.\n\nThe outward position was also concentrated: financial and insurance activities accounted for 33.5%, mining and quarrying for 29.8%, information and communication for 10.8%, accommodation and food services for 9.1%, and transport and storage for 7%. This is a classification of direct investment held abroad by Qatar-resident investors. A balance-sheet position can reflect accumulated decisions, intercompany financing and valuation movements. A change between two quarter-end positions therefore cannot be treated automatically as the amount of new investment cash transferred during the quarter. NPC's release reports the aggregate positions and sector shares but does not name destination countries or list individual transactions. The inward and outward totals are separate scopes and should not be netted to imply a single measure of Qatar's total external exposure.\n\nNPC says the survey includes privately owned companies and some government-owned companies, but excludes international financial transactions conducted by the state or individuals. It combines survey results with QCB data for monetary financial institutions, including banks, insurers and other financial institutions. That scope matters: the figures are not a census of every cross-border asset or liability. They are preliminary estimates of direct-investment positions compiled from a survey and institutional data. The council's statement also identifies attracting more investment into non-hydrocarbon activities as a priority for the coming period. That is a policy objective, not a measured outcome of this release. Without subsequent quarters and further methodological detail, these figures alone cannot establish whether the increase will persist, how much new capital entered during Q1, or whether the sector mix is diversifying.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"}}}