Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Qatar
Qatar: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 2.02 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Qatar, 2011–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 2.02 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Qatar peaked at 2.02 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 715,863 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Qatar 19th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Qatar, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 1.61 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.44 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 1.45 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 988,581 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2016 | 715,863 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 2017 | 783,481 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2019 | 1.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 1.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.14 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.96 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +71.2% |
| 2023 | 2.02 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 2.02 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 245,533 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 8.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 2.02 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13,128 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 154.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 715,863 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.67 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.14 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.02 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 16 Maldives 2.72 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 17 Aruba 2.55 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 18 United Kingdom 2.36 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 20 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.97 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 21 Israel 969,852 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 22 Denmark 887,828 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Qatar
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.34 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,125 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 559.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,020 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Qatar?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Qatar was 2.02 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 715,863 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Qatar rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Qatar ranks 19th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. 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 Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary income payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.