Canada vs Qatar: Government spending vs. GDP, per capita
Canada
10,126 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Qatar
11,170 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2020
Canada rank
16th
Qatar rank
13th
Government spending vs. GDP, per capita over time
- Canada
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 11,170 constant 2015 US$ per person against 10,126 constant 2015 US$ per person in Canada, a difference of 1,044 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Qatar ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and Qatar ranks 13th of 166 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,715 constant 2015 US$ per person | 11,724 constant 2015 US$ per person | 4,009 constant 2015 US$ per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 8,557 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10,021 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,464 constant 2015 US$ per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 9,221 constant 2015 US$ per person | 12,801 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,580 constant 2015 US$ per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 9,377 constant 2015 US$ per person | 11,170 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,794 constant 2015 US$ per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per capita, Canada or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 11,170 constant 2015 US$ per person against 10,126 constant 2015 US$ per person in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per capita between Canada and Qatar?
- 1,044 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Qatar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Qatar rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per capita?
- Canada ranks 16th and Qatar ranks 13th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government spending vs. GDP divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.