Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Qatar
Qatar: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) was 18.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Qatar, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Qatar stood at 18.5%.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Qatar peaked at 53.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2017.
Qatar ranks 153rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.0% | — |
| 2001 | 36.6% | -30.8% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | +33.5% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | -19.8% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | -31.8% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -35.3% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +31.9% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +96.1% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 18.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.5%, 47% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 18.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.0%, 45% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +96.1% | 10.7% | 21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 26.4% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 10.7% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.5% | 18.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
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 liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Qatar?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Qatar was 18.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2017.
- How does Qatar rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Qatar ranks 153rd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.