Norway vs Qatar: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Norway
-1.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Qatar
-1.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Norway rank
181st
Qatar rank
179th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Norway
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports -1.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP against -1.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Norway, a difference of 0.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
Norway ranks 181st and Qatar ranks 179th of 186 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3684 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6172 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2488 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.4523 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5924 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.4982 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9248 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4266 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2000s | -1.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8005 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2010s | -2.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0069 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2020s | -1.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2827 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Norway or Qatar?
- Qatar, at -1.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP against -1.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Norway and Qatar?
- 0.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Qatar?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Qatar rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Norway ranks 181st and Qatar ranks 179th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.