Lower middle income vs Qatar: Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Lower middle income
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 31.6% against 20.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 10.8%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | -2.1% | 12.8% | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 15.9% | -2.9% | 18.7% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 15.2% | 1.6% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 10.0% | 4.8% | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 22.4% | 4.1% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 30.0% | 9.1% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Lower middle income or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 31.6% against 20.8% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Lower middle income and Qatar?
- 10.8%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Qatar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Qatar rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Lower middle income ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 20th 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.