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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Qatar: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Qatar is placed 84th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 110,136 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 9.767 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
84th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 110,136GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 9.767Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 0.083Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- —Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Qatar on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
110,136
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Qatar: 110,136. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Western Asia
- 110,136 Qatar
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 63,051
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Qatar’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
9.767
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Qatar: 9.767. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Western Asia
- 88.52 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 13.77
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
0.083
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 76th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Qatar: 0.083. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Western Asia
- 1.334 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 0.538
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2024 figure for Qatar, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Western Asia
- 96.13 Cyprus
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 78.84
02Over time
Which way Qatar is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
QatarWorld median
Qatar rose from 98,029 in 2000 to 110,136 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Qatar World median 2025 110,136 17,265 2024 111,314 18,108 2023 116,159 17,686 2022 114,740 16,933 2021 116,833 16,260 2020 103,062 15,631 2019 113,161 16,761 2018 114,910 16,349 2017 115,065 16,129 2016 120,054 15,512 2015 123,071 14,857 2014 128,014 14,475 2013 138,047 14,681 2012 147,077 14,631 2011 149,025 13,916 2010 132,502 14,101 2009 114,070 13,655 2008 114,879 14,030 2007 115,273 13,755 2006 121,378 12,983 2005 113,384 12,023 2004 112,584 11,608 2003 98,068 11,183 2002 99,001 11,144 2001 96,902 10,907 2000 98,029 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
QatarWorld median
Qatar rose from -0.042 in 2000 to 0.083 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Qatar World median 2024 0.083 0.1310 2023 -0.131 0.0710 2022 0.308 0.0580 2021 0.001 0.0010 2020 0.348 0.0470 2019 0.104 0.0300 2018 0.060 -0.0150 2017 -0.251 0.0080 2016 -0.066 -0.0660 2015 -0.163 -0.0600 2014 -0.279 -0.0190 2013 -0.106 0.0140 2012 -0.248 0.0060 2011 -0.005 -0.0140 2010 0.036 -0.0020 2009 0.514 0.0990 2008 0.031 0.0700 2007 0.586 -0.0080 2006 0.311 0.0740 2005 0.398 0.0510 2004 0.244 0.0505 2003 -0.118 0.0450 2002 0.103 0.0100 2001 -0.553 0.0470 2000 -0.042 0.0160
03In context
Qatar beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Qatar and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabia | 69th | 63,051 | 13.77 | 0.538 | 78.84 |
| Qatar | 84th | 110,136 | 9.767 | 0.083 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Qatar in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Qatar is ahead of the world, and behind
43 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median18
Statistics on which Qatar does better than the middle country measured.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.811.92641.81No earlier reading
Qatar: 1.926 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 181st of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,890149,17112,890No real change since 2012
Qatar: 149,171 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 1st of 166 · derived.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38925.478.389No real change since 2011
Qatar: 25.47 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 4th of 118 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23153.35106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Qatar: 153.35 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 6th of 195 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,486901,77746,486▼ Worsened since 2010
Qatar: 901,777 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 5th of 150 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08145.71106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Qatar: 145.71 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 10th of 195 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1196.1216.1No real change since 2013
Qatar: 196.12 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.513.7827.5▲ Improved since 2010
Qatar: 13.78 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6764.2446.67No real change since 2012
Qatar: 64.24 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 20th of 195 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06140.1107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Qatar: 140.1 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 21st of 194 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0930.998-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
Qatar: 0.998 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 35th of 209 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80026,93412,800▼ Worsened since 2017
Qatar: 26,934 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 38th of 173 · derived.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.93.52.9▼ Worsened since 2014
Qatar: 3.5 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 34th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1958.6140.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Qatar: 58.61 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 54th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5234.5628.52▲ Improved since 2022
Qatar: 34.56 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 48th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.865.963.8No earlier reading
Qatar: 65.9 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 40th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.5530.485▲ Improved since 2013
Qatar: 0.553 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 69th of 170 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95947.78701.95No earlier reading
Qatar: 947.78 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 61st of 145 · derived.
Behind the world median5
Statistics on which Qatar does worse than the middle country measured.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3962.9023.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Qatar: 2.902 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 109th of 186 · derived.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2134.3656.21▲ Improved since 2016
Qatar: 34.36 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 104th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.5240.627▼ Worsened since 2013
Qatar: 0.524 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.46.91110.4No earlier reading
Qatar: 6.911 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3944.4152.39No earlier reading
Qatar: 44.41 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 134th of 169 · derived.
No better end20
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6557.0424.65No real change since 2015
Qatar: 57.04 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 4th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70827.291.708No real change since 2011
Qatar: 27.29 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 14th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.8840.523Moved since 2013
Qatar: 0.884 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23131.07103.23Moved since 2015
Qatar: 131.07 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.737,473275.73No real change since 2016
Qatar: 7,473 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1788.7567.17Moved since 2014
Qatar: 88.75 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.4160.306Moved since 2015
Qatar: 0.416 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2407,6542,240No real change since 2022
Qatar: 7,654 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60210.889.602Moved since 2015
Qatar: 10.88 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.663.693.66Moved since 2012
Qatar: 3.69 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,7881,421,0001,827,788Moved since 2014
Qatar: 1,421,000 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 59th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9681.3551.968Moved since 2015
Qatar: 1.355 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95362.91657.95Moved since 2020
Qatar: 362.91 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.267.87911.26Moved since 2015
Qatar: 7.879 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 95th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.1711.3566.171No real change since 2014
Qatar: 1.356 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-0.99-0.225No real change since 2014
Qatar: -0.99 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 241024No real change since 2016
Qatar: 10 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.306-3.153.306Moved since 2015
Qatar: -3.15 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2350.0051.235Moved since 2014
Qatar: 0.005 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5720.3066.572No real change since 2015
Qatar: 0.306 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 155th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Qatar
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution (last 2011), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2022), Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Debt Service on External Debt, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports (last 2023), Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2022), External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption (last 2022), Gini Index (last 2017), Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2017), GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2021), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) (last 2022), Gross Savings (% of GDP) (last 2022), Household Consumption (last 2022), ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2022), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2017), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2017), Interest Payments on External Debt, New Business Density (last 2018), Palma Ratio (last 2017), Research and Development Spending (last 2021), Tax Revenue (% of GDP) and Trade (% of GDP) (last 2022). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Qatar’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Qatar’s 12th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labourjoint 8th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 16th of 1933/4 keys
- Digital & Technology27th of 1983/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade27th of 1773/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality25th of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 34th of 2003/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 59th of 1944/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital82nd of 1963/3 keys
- Peace & Security75th of 1774/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge84th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture82nd of 1842/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation84th of 1763/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 124th of 1984/4 keys
- Energyjoint 110th of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equality179th of 1834/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability186th of 1863/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Qatar can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan2nd4/4 keysHighest in Western Asia
Israel13th4/4 keysThis page
Qatar84th3/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Qatar and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Qatar on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Qatar rank on economy & innovation?
Qatar is placed 84th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit and Economic Complexity Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Qatar?
110,136 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Qatar?
9.767 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Qatar compare with Saudi Arabia on economy & innovation?
Saudi Arabia is placed 69th of 176, and Qatar 84th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Saudi Arabia 63,051, Qatar 110,136; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Saudi Arabia 13.77, Qatar 9.767; Economic Complexity Index: Saudi Arabia 0.538, Qatar 0.083.
How have Qatar’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 98,029 in 2000 to 110,136 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index rose from -0.042 in 2000 to 0.083 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Qatar?
No current reading is published for Qatar on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Debt Service on External Debt, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Gross Savings (% of GDP), Household Consumption, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Interest Payments on External Debt, New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Tax Revenue (% of GDP) and Trade (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 43 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Qatar’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Qatar (banner) — Haakon S. Krohn derivative work: JamesA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Qatar: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/qatar/economy