Euro area vs Qatar: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Euro area
25.1%
in 2023
Qatar
31.6%
in 2025
Euro area rank
20th
Qatar rank
21st
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Euro area
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 31.6% against 25.1% in Euro area, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Qatar ahead.
Euro area ranks 20th and Qatar ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 9.8% | 2.0% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 22.4% | 6.3% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 29.7% | 2.3% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Euro area or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 31.6% against 25.1% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Euro area and Qatar?
- 6.5%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Qatar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and Qatar rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Euro area ranks 20th and Qatar ranks 21st of 47 groups.
- 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.