Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Qatar
Qatar: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) was 33.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Qatar, 1999–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Qatar is 33.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.6% on the previous year and up 253.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Qatar peaked at 33.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2008.
That places Qatar 10th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.1% | — |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +67.5% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -25.8% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -28.7% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -23.6% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -30.8% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +459.9% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +75.6% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +29.9% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +41.4% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | +41.6% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 33.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 3.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 33.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.6%, 2.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +459.9% | 2.1% | 11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 2.1% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 8.6% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 33.7% | 33.7% | 1 |
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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 outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Qatar?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Qatar was 33.7% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2008.
- How does Qatar rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Qatar ranks 10th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 253.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.