Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Qatar
1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Qatar rank
128th
Saudi Arabia rank
125th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Qatar, a difference of 0.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Qatar ranks 128th and Saudi Arabia ranks 125th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990s | 1.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.319 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1286 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0829 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0707 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Qatar ranks 128th and Saudi Arabia ranks 125th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.