Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Qatar

Qatar: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3064 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.3064 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
33rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.4949 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
All-time low
0.1442 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1987
Years of data
43
1980–2022

Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Qatar, 1980–2022

0.10.20.30.40.51980200120221980: 0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.177 current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.275 current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.219 current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.178 current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.185 current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.144 current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.153 current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.191 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.206 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.245 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.351 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.358 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.354 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.32 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.202 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.291 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.326 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.349 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.315 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.343 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.419 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.411 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.43 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.313 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.29 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.271 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.278 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.318 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.371 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.495 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.434 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.416 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.437 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.438 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.368 current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.306 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2022, gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Qatar stood at 0.3064 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Qatar peaked at 0.4949 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1442 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1987.

That places Qatar 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Qatar, 1980 to 2022.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.1704 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1981 0.1773 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.1%
1982 0.2745 current US$ per US$ of GDP +54.9%
1983 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP -20.1%
1984 0.1658 current US$ per US$ of GDP -24.4%
1985 0.1785 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.6%
1986 0.1853 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.8%
1987 0.1442 current US$ per US$ of GDP -22.2%
1988 0.1599 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.9%
1989 0.1529 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.3%
1990 0.1797 current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.5%
1991 0.1908 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.2%
1992 0.2063 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.1%
1993 0.1977 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.2%
1994 0.2452 current US$ per US$ of GDP +24.1%
1995 0.3509 current US$ per US$ of GDP +43.1%
1996 0.3577 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.9%
1997 0.3543 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.9%
1998 0.3197 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.8%
1999 0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP -40.9%
2000 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.7%
2001 0.2912 current US$ per US$ of GDP +44.5%
2002 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.1%
2003 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.8%
2004 0.3151 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.6%
2005 0.3431 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.9%
2006 0.4189 current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.1%
2007 0.4602 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.9%
2008 0.4112 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.6%
2009 0.4296 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.5%
2010 0.3128 current US$ per US$ of GDP -27.2%
2011 0.2903 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.2%
2012 0.2714 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.5%
2013 0.2783 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.5%
2014 0.3179 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.2%
2015 0.3707 current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.6%
2016 0.4949 current US$ per US$ of GDP +33.5%
2017 0.4341 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.3%
2018 0.4162 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.1%
2019 0.4374 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.1%
2020 0.4385 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.3%
2021 0.368 current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.1%
2022 0.3064 current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1828 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1442 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2745 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.2591 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1797 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3577 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.3546 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4602 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.3624 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2714 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4949 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.371 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3064 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4385 current US$ per US$ of GDP 3

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 30 Lesotho 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 31 Viet Nam 0.308 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 32 Maldives 0.3079 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 34 Indonesia 0.3062 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 35 Jordan 0.3027 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 36 Timor-Leste 0.3011 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Qatar?
Gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Qatar was 0.3064 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 0.4949 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
What is the lowest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1442 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
How does Qatar rank for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Qatar ranks 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
230 places, 10,917 data points, 1960–2025
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Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.