Qatar vs South Africa: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power

Qatar
-0.1831 % change on previous year
in 2019
South Africa
0.1526 % change on previous year
in 2019
Qatar rank
175th
South Africa rank
172nd

Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power over time

  • Qatar
  • South Africa
-100102030196119902019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1526 % change on previous year against -0.1831 % change on previous year in Qatar, a difference of 0.3357 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 175th and South Africa ranks 172nd of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 6.54 % change on previous year 3.03 % change on previous year 3.51 % change on previous year Qatar
1980s 1.12 % change on previous year 2.24 % change on previous year 1.11 % change on previous year South Africa
1990s 6.55 % change on previous year 1.39 % change on previous year 5.15 % change on previous year Qatar
2000s 12.33 % change on previous year 3.6 % change on previous year 8.74 % change on previous year Qatar
2010s 5.15 % change on previous year 1.68 % change on previous year 3.47 % change on previous year Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power, Qatar or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1526 % change on previous year against -0.1831 % change on previous year in Qatar as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power between Qatar and South Africa?
0.3357 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and South Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Qatar and South Africa rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
Qatar ranks 175th and South Africa ranks 172nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,091 data points, 1961–2019
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The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.