Qatar ranks 21st globally and second regionally in Kearney’s 2023 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index, with last year’s FIFA World Cup contributing towards boosting investor interest in the country. The Index features an exclusive ranking for Emerging Markets for the first time in its 25-year history, in which Qatar ranks second in the Middle East, and fourth globally, highlighting the positive impact of the economic diversification efforts as part of Qatar Vision 2030. The robust growth of Qatar’s GDP by 4.1 percent in 2022, up from 1.5 percent in 2021, reflects in part the growing confidence of investors. Qatar ranking reflects its rising technological and innovation capabilities, an ever more central priority factor for investors. (TNN) page 8
