Qatar vs South Africa: Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Qatar
2.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2022
South Africa
2.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Qatar rank
82nd
South Africa rank
79th
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Qatar
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Qatar, a difference of 0.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 82nd and South Africa ranks 79th of 187 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4117 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 1990s | 1.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6904 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7471 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2000s | 2.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9528 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2010s | 2.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4264 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2020s | 2.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6294 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Qatar or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Qatar and South Africa?
- 0.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and South Africa?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Qatar and South Africa rank globally for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Qatar ranks 82nd and South Africa ranks 79th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit 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 domestic savings (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.