Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP

Qatar
3.54 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2020
United Arab Emirates
3.01 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Qatar rank
99th
United Arab Emirates rank
100th

Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
2468198020012023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 3.54 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 3.01 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.53 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Qatar ranks 99th and United Arab Emirates ranks 100th of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 3.41 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 5.11 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 1.71 constant LCU per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2010s 2.7 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 2.51 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1855 constant LCU per US$ of GDP Qatar
2020s 3.54 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 2.96 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5818 constant LCU per US$ of GDP Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
Qatar, at 3.54 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 3.01 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates as of 2020.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
0.53 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
Qatar ranks 99th and United Arab Emirates ranks 100th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 7,008 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (constant 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.