Euro area vs Qatar: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Euro area
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 30.6% against 21.9% in Euro area, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 35th and Qatar ranks 33rd of 43 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.8% | 18.3% | 5.5% | Euro area |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 25.9% | 3.1% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 35.5% | 13.0% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 36.2% | 15.6% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 37.1% | 14.2% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Euro area or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 30.6% against 21.9% in Euro area as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Euro area and Qatar?
- 8.7%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Qatar?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Euro area and Qatar rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Euro area ranks 35th and Qatar ranks 33rd of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.