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
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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About this data
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.