Qatar vs Zimbabwe: General government total expenditure
Qatar
217.06 billion current LCU
in 2025
Zimbabwe
225.37 billion current LCU
in 2025
Qatar rank
102nd
Zimbabwe rank
101st
General government total expenditure over time
- Qatar
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 225.37 billion current LCU against 217.06 billion current LCU in Qatar, a difference of 8.31 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Qatar ranks 102nd and Zimbabwe ranks 101st of 195 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | β |
| 1990s | 14.22 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 14.22 billion current LCU | Qatar |
| 2000s | 52.54 billion current LCU | 100,000 current LCU | 52.54 billion current LCU | Qatar |
| 2010s | 202.46 billion current LCU | 2.80 million current LCU | 202.46 billion current LCU | Qatar |
| 2020s | 203.23 billion current LCU | 57.28 billion current LCU | 145.95 billion current LCU | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Qatar or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 225.37 billion current LCU against 217.06 billion current LCU in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Qatar and Zimbabwe?
- 8.31 billion current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Zimbabwe?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Zimbabwe rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Qatar ranks 102nd and Zimbabwe ranks 101st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release