Qatar vs United States of America: General government total expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate

Qatar
4.52 % change on previous year
in 2025
United States of America
4.13 % change on previous year
in 2025
Qatar rank
136th
United States of America rank
138th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate over time

  • Qatar
  • United States of America
-2002040199120082025

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 4.52 % change on previous year against 4.13 % change on previous year in United States of America, a difference of 0.39 % change on previous year.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 136th and United States of America ranks 138th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 24.86 % change on previous year 7.08 % change on previous year 17.78 % change on previous year Qatar
2010s 6.66 % change on previous year 2.58 % change on previous year 4.08 % change on previous year Qatar
2020s 0.9212 % change on previous year 7.35 % change on previous year 6.43 % change on previous year United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate, Qatar or United States of America?
Qatar, at 4.52 % change on previous year against 4.13 % change on previous year in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate between Qatar and United States of America?
0.39 % change on previous year, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United States of America?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Qatar and United States of America rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate?
Qatar ranks 136th and United States of America ranks 138th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Qatar vs United States of America: General government total expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/general-government-total-expenditure-current-lcu-annual-growth-rate/qatar/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/general-government-total-expenditure-current-lcu-annual-growth-rate/qatar/united-states/">Qatar vs United States of America: General government total expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,405 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in General government total expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.