Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual in Qatar
Qatar: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual was -25.25 % change on previous year in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Qatar, 1967–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2008, foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Qatar stood at -25.25 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 993.9% on the previous year and down 79.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Qatar peaked at 74.84 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -42.73 % change on previous year, in 1993.
Qatar ranks 143rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -23.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 19 % change on previous year | -181.1% |
| 1969 | 18.56 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 1971 | 34.95 % change on previous year | +700.5% |
| 1972 | 26.83 % change on previous year | -23.2% |
| 1973 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -87.6% |
| 1974 | 62.4 % change on previous year | +1778.5% |
| 1975 | 74.84 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 1976 | 31.38 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 1977 | 17.2 % change on previous year | -45.2% |
| 1978 | 21.35 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 1979 | 8.56 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 1980 | 27.4 % change on previous year | +220.0% |
| 1981 | 51.62 % change on previous year | +88.4% |
| 1982 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
| 1983 | -19.1 % change on previous year | -658.5% |
| 1984 | 63.43 % change on previous year | -432.0% |
| 1985 | 12.88 % change on previous year | -79.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2684 % change on previous year | -97.9% |
| 1987 | 11.98 % change on previous year | +4363.0% |
| 1988 | -7.61 % change on previous year | -163.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2841 % change on previous year | -103.7% |
| 1990 | 5.38 % change on previous year | +1793.2% |
| 1991 | -13.24 % change on previous year | -346.1% |
| 1992 | 39.32 % change on previous year | -397.0% |
| 1993 | -42.73 % change on previous year | -208.7% |
| 1994 | 20.37 % change on previous year | -147.7% |
| 1995 | 7.41 % change on previous year | -63.6% |
| 1996 | -0.6661 % change on previous year | -109.0% |
| 1997 | 5.23 % change on previous year | -885.2% |
| 1998 | -14.1 % change on previous year | -369.5% |
| 1999 | 14.35 % change on previous year | -201.8% |
| 2000 | 73.14 % change on previous year | +409.7% |
| 2001 | 1 % change on previous year | -98.6% |
| 2002 | 25.69 % change on previous year | +2467.2% |
| 2003 | 44.88 % change on previous year | +74.7% |
| 2004 | 20.8 % change on previous year | -53.7% |
| 2005 | 51.47 % change on previous year | +147.5% |
| 2006 | 26.24 % change on previous year | -49.0% |
| 2007 | -2.31 % change on previous year | -108.8% |
| 2008 | -25.25 % change on previous year | +993.9% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's -25.25 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -3.47 % change on previous year, 7.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Qatar's -25.25 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.23 % change on previous year. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +4363.0% | 0.2684 % change on previous year | 11.98 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +2467.2% | 1 % change on previous year | 25.69 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +1793.2% | 0.2841 % change on previous year | 5.38 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +1778.5% | 3.32 % change on previous year | 62.4 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.71 % change on previous year | -23.44 % change on previous year | 19 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1970s | 28.52 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | 74.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.46 % change on previous year | -19.1 % change on previous year | 63.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.13 % change on previous year | -42.73 % change on previous year | 39.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.96 % change on previous year | -25.25 % change on previous year | 73.14 % change on previous year | 9 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 140 Croatia -18.7 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Ethiopia -19.41 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Austria -25.13 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Bulgaria -29.37 % change on previous year compare
- 145 Jamaica -30.78 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Slovak Republic -31.2 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Qatar
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 88.27 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 64.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 88.27 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Qatar?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Qatar was -25.25 % change on previous year in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 74.84 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -42.73 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Qatar rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey)?
- Qatar ranks 143rd out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets International Monetary Fund
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The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.