Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) in Qatar
Qatar: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) was 0.0205 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Qatar, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 0.0205 current LCU per US$ of GDP for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Qatar peaked at 0.0495 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
Qatar ranks 186th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0111 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0119 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0141 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 1983 | 0.016 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0172 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.021 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0257 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0239 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0237 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0223 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0198 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 0.028 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +41.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0282 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0296 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0309 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0294 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0304 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0287 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0329 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0249 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -24.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0185 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -25.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0209 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0241 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0226 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.038 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +68.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0391 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0444 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0495 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0307 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -38.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0318 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0303 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0234 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0177 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0159 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0112 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0111 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -32.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -31.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0105 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +103.8% |
| 2019 | 0.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +90.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0214 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0189 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0179 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0176 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0192 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0205 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.0205 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1155 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 18% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.0205 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2632 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 8% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +103.8% | 0.0051 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0105 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0187 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0111 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0257 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0283 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0198 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0329 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.032 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0185 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0495 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0303 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0192 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0176 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0214 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 183 Liberia 0.0283 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 184 Panama 0.0246 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 185 Switzerland 0.0217 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0.0183 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 188 Bahrain, Kingdom of 0.0159 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 189 Cuba 0.0071 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
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 taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Qatar?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Qatar was 0.0205 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0495 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Qatar rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Qatar ranks 186th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (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.