Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims

Qatar
-194,901 units per square kilometre
in 2008
Saudi Arabia
-204,159 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Qatar rank
140th
Saudi Arabia rank
142nd

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims over time

  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
-500.0k0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119892017

How they compare

Qatar currently reports -194,901 units per square kilometre against -204,159 units per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 9,258 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Qatar ranks 140th and Saudi Arabia ranks 142nd of 172 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s -3,496 units per square kilometre -804.13 units per square kilometre 2,692 units per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1970s -18,115 units per square kilometre -29,688 units per square kilometre 11,573 units per square kilometre Qatar
1980s -58,935 units per square kilometre -86,311 units per square kilometre 27,376 units per square kilometre Qatar
1990s 470,877 units per square kilometre 8,731 units per square kilometre 462,146 units per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 674,359 units per square kilometre -60,880 units per square kilometre 735,239 units per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
Qatar, at -194,901 units per square kilometre against -204,159 units per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2008.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
9,258 units per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2008.
How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims?
Qatar ranks 140th and Saudi Arabia ranks 142nd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 6,613 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.