Qatar vs Singapore: Gross national expenditure
Qatar
63.0%
in 2022
Singapore
63.8%
in 2025
Qatar rank
184th
Singapore rank
183rd
Gross national expenditure over time
- Qatar
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 63.8% against 63.0% in Qatar, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.
Qatar ranks 184th and Singapore ranks 183rd of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.5% | 98.2% | 19.6% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 85.6% | 0.8% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 77.3% | 10.0% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 73.3% | 2.0% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 63.3% | 13.4% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Qatar or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 63.8% against 63.0% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Qatar and Singapore?
- 0.8%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Singapore?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Qatar and Singapore rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Qatar ranks 184th and Singapore ranks 183rd 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.