Qatar vs Upper middle income: GDP (current US$), per capita

Qatar
72,525 current US$ per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
10,890 current US$ per person
in 2025
Qatar rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
17th

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

  • Qatar
  • Upper middle income
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196019922025

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 72,525 current US$ per person against 10,890 current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 61,635 current US$ per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 6.7 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Qatar ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 212 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 11,079 current US$ per person 446.26 current US$ per person 10,633 current US$ per person Qatar
1980s 19,547 current US$ per person 856.59 current US$ per person 18,691 current US$ per person Qatar
1990s 16,904 current US$ per person 1,420 current US$ per person 15,484 current US$ per person Qatar
2000s 47,732 current US$ per person 2,806 current US$ per person 44,926 current US$ per person Qatar
2010s 82,006 current US$ per person 7,149 current US$ per person 74,857 current US$ per person Qatar
2020s 73,424 current US$ per person 9,768 current US$ per person 63,656 current US$ per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Qatar or Upper middle income?
Qatar, at 72,525 current US$ per person against 10,890 current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Qatar and Upper middle income?
61,635 current US$ per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Upper middle income?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Qatar and Upper middle income rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
Qatar ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GDP (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.