Brunei vs Qatar: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Brunei
33.3%
in 2025
Qatar
31.6%
in 2025
Brunei rank
19th
Qatar rank
21st
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Brunei
- Qatar
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 33.3% against 31.6% in Qatar, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Qatar ahead.
Brunei ranks 19th and Qatar ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -14.0% | 30.9% | 44.9% | Qatar |
| 2000s | -18.4% | 10.0% | 28.4% | Qatar |
| 2010s | -12.1% | 22.4% | 34.5% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 30.0% | 7.7% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Brunei or Qatar?
- Brunei, at 33.3% against 31.6% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Brunei and Qatar?
- 1.7%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Qatar?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Qatar rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Brunei ranks 19th and Qatar ranks 21st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.