Liquid liabilities to GDP in Qatar
Qatar: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 93.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Qatar, 1970–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Qatar is 93.1%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Qatar peaked at 114.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1974.
That places Qatar 52nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.8% | 11.1% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.7% | 18.4% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.9% | 50.8% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 43.9% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 50.8% | 102.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.6% | 93.1% | 114.1% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Qatar
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 126.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.45 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1.54 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets -243.38 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 126.8% (2025)
- Broad money 94.7% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 31.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 126.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 3.64 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 36,288 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Qatar?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Qatar was 93.1% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 114.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1974.
- How does Qatar rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Qatar ranks 52nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.