Bank deposits to GDP in Qatar
Qatar: Bank deposits to GDP was 91.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank deposits to GDP in Qatar, 1970–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 91.2% for bank deposits to gdp in 2021.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and up 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank deposits to gdp in Qatar peaked at 111.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1974.
Qatar ranks 43rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Bank deposits to GDP in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.0% | — |
| 1971 | 21.9% | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 26.2% | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 21.0% | -20.0% |
| 1974 | 9.4% | -55.2% |
| 1975 | 15.3% | +62.5% |
| 1976 | 17.9% | +17.1% |
| 1977 | 21.4% | +19.5% |
| 1978 | 22.5% | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 17.9% | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 15.6% | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 20.6% | +31.8% |
| 1982 | 26.8% | +30.4% |
| 1983 | 31.5% | +17.5% |
| 1984 | 37.6% | +19.2% |
| 1985 | 45.5% | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 61.3% | +34.9% |
| 1987 | 62.6% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 51.5% | -17.6% |
| 1989 | 55.1% | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 45.7% | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 50.5% | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 49.2% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 59.6% | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 63.6% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 58.1% | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 55.4% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 48.7% | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 58.5% | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 53.8% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | -22.1% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | +42.4% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 47.9% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | +31.8% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 100.9% | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 111.5% | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.6% | 9.4% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.8% | 15.6% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 45.7% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 41.9% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 49.6% | 100.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.3% | 91.2% | 111.5% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Qatar
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 11.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -16.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1289 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 9,348 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -15.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 9,746 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 13,720 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank deposits to gdp in Qatar?
- Bank deposits to gdp in Qatar was 91.2% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 111.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1974.
- How does Qatar rank for bank deposits to gdp?
- Qatar ranks 43rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank deposits to gdp rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).