Ireland vs Qatar: Gross national expenditure
Gross national expenditure over time
- Ireland
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 63.0% against 59.4% in Ireland, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 185th and Qatar ranks 184th of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 103.6% | 78.5% | 25.1% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 90.6% | 86.4% | 4.2% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 67.2% | 20.9% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 71.3% | 8.5% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 76.7% | 11.2% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Ireland or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 63.0% against 59.4% in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Ireland and Qatar?
- 3.6%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Qatar?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Qatar rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Ireland ranks 185th and Qatar ranks 184th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% 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 national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. 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.