Pakistan vs Qatar: Claims on central government, etc.
Pakistan
36.0%
in 2025
Qatar
31.6%
in 2025
Pakistan rank
17th
Qatar rank
20th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Pakistan
- Qatar
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 36.0% against 31.6% in Qatar, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 17th and Qatar ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.7% | -2.1% | 23.8% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 23.3% | -2.9% | 26.1% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 25.0% | 15.2% | 9.8% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.0% | 1.3% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 22.4% | 3.2% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 30.0% | 4.6% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Pakistan or Qatar?
- Pakistan, at 36.0% against 31.6% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Pakistan and Qatar?
- 4.4%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Qatar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Qatar rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Pakistan ranks 17th and Qatar ranks 20th 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.