Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS), have released the report entitled “Foreign Investment Survey, 2013” providing the detailed results of the second survey of Foreign Investment (FI) in the State of Qatar in 2013, aimed to better measure the international financial transactions for the years for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012.
  
     The objective of the survey, conducted in collaboration with Qatar Central Bank (QCB), was to cover all major establishments (private and public) operating in the national economy. But the information could be gathered only from privately owned companies and the public corporations. All the international financial transactions made by individuals as well as those made by Government were also not covered. However, as a result of editing/validating survey results from the viewpoint of the counterpart economy by using mirror statistics reported by counterpart economies in Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS), the final data on outward direct investment presented in this report might include some investments by the government or individuals. Users are accordingly cautioned that the survey results are not strictly comparable with the BOP statement of QCB because of the coverage limitations of this survey data. The major findings of 2013 FI survey is as follows:• The stocks of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country have touched 111.8 Bn QR at the end of 2012, showing a rise of 1.2% and 0.5% when compared to the corresponding position at 110.5 Bn QR and 111.2 Bn QR at the end of 2011 and 2010 respectively.• During 2011, FDI flows, the difference between 2011 stock value (110.5 Bn. QR) and 2010 stock value (111.2 Bn. QR) dropped by -0.7 Bn. QR. However the recovery in the FDI flows (1.3 Bn. QR) has been noticed in 2012.
 
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