Human development index vs gdp per capita in Qatar
Qatar: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.886 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.886
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
43rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.886
in 2023
All-time low
0.767
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Qatar, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index vs gdp per capita in Qatar stood at 0.886. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Qatar peaked at 0.886 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.767, in 1990.
Qatar ranks 43rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.767 | — |
| 1991 | 0.768 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.77 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.778 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.784 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.788 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.791 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.794 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.796 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.795 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.795 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.798 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.804 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.807 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.815 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.822 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.831 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.839 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.838 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.834 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.835 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.846 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.859 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.857 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.86 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.861 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.87 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.876 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.88 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.872 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.866 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.883 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.886 | +0.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.886 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 97% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.886 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.754, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7832 | 0.767 | 0.796 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8144 | 0.795 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8578 | 0.834 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8768 | 0.866 | 0.886 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More economy & growth data for Qatar
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -63.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9074 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 456.7 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6747 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 333.48 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in Qatar?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Qatar was 0.886 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.886 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.767 in 1990.
- How does Qatar rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Qatar ranks 43rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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