Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Qatar
Qatar: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was -81,884 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Qatar, 1966–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Qatar is -81,884 current LCU per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 494.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Qatar peaked at 59,882 current LCU per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, -123,834 current LCU per person, in 2021.
That places Qatar 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Qatar, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 3,181 current LCU per person | — |
| 1967 | 2,159 current LCU per person | -32.1% |
| 1968 | 2,280 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 2,408 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 2,225 current LCU per person | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 2,660 current LCU per person | +19.5% |
| 1972 | 3,025 current LCU per person | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 2,829 current LCU per person | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 4,192 current LCU per person | +48.2% |
| 1975 | 6,733 current LCU per person | +60.6% |
| 1976 | 8,170 current LCU per person | +21.3% |
| 1977 | 8,885 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 10,045 current LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 1979 | 10,194 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 12,175 current LCU per person | +19.4% |
| 1981 | 17,351 current LCU per person | +42.5% |
| 1982 | 16,909 current LCU per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 12,924 current LCU per person | -23.6% |
| 1984 | 20,019 current LCU per person | +54.9% |
| 1985 | 21,482 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 20,611 current LCU per person | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 22,232 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 19,827 current LCU per person | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 19,212 current LCU per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 19,577 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 16,437 current LCU per person | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 22,178 current LCU per person | +34.9% |
| 1993 | 12,312 current LCU per person | -44.5% |
| 1994 | 14,378 current LCU per person | +16.8% |
| 1995 | 14,997 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 14,483 current LCU per person | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 14,646 current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 11,930 current LCU per person | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 12,930 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 21,259 current LCU per person | +64.4% |
| 2001 | 20,429 current LCU per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 24,475 current LCU per person | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 33,866 current LCU per person | +38.4% |
| 2004 | 39,394 current LCU per person | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 55,906 current LCU per person | +41.9% |
| 2006 | 59,882 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 47,088 current LCU per person | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 29,811 current LCU per person | -36.7% |
| 2009 | 26,556 current LCU per person | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 37,617 current LCU per person | +41.7% |
| 2011 | 9,180 current LCU per person | -75.6% |
| 2012 | 14,326 current LCU per person | +56.1% |
| 2013 | 56,854 current LCU per person | +296.9% |
| 2014 | 58,965 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 20,780 current LCU per person | -64.8% |
| 2016 | -23,881 current LCU per person | -214.9% |
| 2017 | -29,555 current LCU per person | +23.8% |
| 2018 | -35,246 current LCU per person | +19.3% |
| 2019 | -59,319 current LCU per person | +68.3% |
| 2020 | -89,751 current LCU per person | +51.3% |
| 2021 | -123,834 current LCU per person | +38.0% |
| 2022 | -88,181 current LCU per person | -28.8% |
| 2023 | -77,214 current LCU per person | -12.4% |
| 2024 | -88,200 current LCU per person | +14.2% |
| 2025 | -81,884 current LCU per person | -7.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's -81,884 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 23,471 current LCU per person. (61 countries reporting)
- Qatar's -81,884 current LCU per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22,460 current LCU per person. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +296.9% | 14,326 current LCU per person | 56,854 current LCU per person |
| 2016 | -214.9% | 20,780 current LCU per person | -23,881 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,507 current LCU per person | 2,159 current LCU per person | 3,181 current LCU per person | 4 |
| 1970s | 5,896 current LCU per person | 2,225 current LCU per person | 10,194 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,274 current LCU per person | 12,175 current LCU per person | 22,232 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,387 current LCU per person | 11,930 current LCU per person | 22,178 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,866 current LCU per person | 20,429 current LCU per person | 59,882 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,972 current LCU per person | -59,319 current LCU per person | 58,965 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -91,511 current LCU per person | -123,834 current LCU per person | -77,214 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 179 Chad -19,508 current LCU per person compare
- 180 Malawi -76,096 current LCU per person compare
- 181 Sudan -80,168 current LCU per person compare
- 183 Norway -128,785 current LCU per person compare
- 184 Burundi -156,905 current LCU per person compare
- 185 South Sudan -519,554 current LCU per person 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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Qatar?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Qatar was -81,884 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 59,882 current LCU per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -123,834 current LCU per person in 2021.
- How does Qatar rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Qatar ranks 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 494.0%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.