Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Qatar
1.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Qatar rank
133rd
Saudi Arabia rank
136th

Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
0.50.7511.21.51.8196819962025

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 1.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 133rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 136th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2105 current LCU per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1990s 1.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1921 current LCU per US$ of GDP Qatar
2000s 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0072 current LCU per US$ of GDP Qatar
2010s 1.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1038 current LCU per US$ of GDP Qatar
2020s 1.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.8286 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4644 current LCU per US$ of GDP Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
Qatar, at 1.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
0.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Qatar ranks 133rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 136th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (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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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,037 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.