Qatar vs Upper middle income: Gross domestic savings
Qatar
67.6%
in 2022
Upper middle income
35.3%
in 2024
Qatar rank
2nd
Upper middle income rank
5th
Gross domestic savings over time
- Qatar
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 67.6% against 35.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 32.3%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 2nd and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 188 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.8% | 26.5% | 13.3% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 25.6% | 13.9% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 31.2% | 37.0% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 35.6% | 29.3% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 37.4% | 22.9% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings, Qatar or Upper middle income?
- Qatar, at 67.6% against 35.3% in Upper middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings between Qatar and Upper middle income?
- 32.3%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Upper middle income?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Qatar and Upper middle income rank globally for gross domestic savings?
- Qatar ranks 2nd and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross domestic savings (% 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 are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). 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.