Qatar: Gross capital formation (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Qatar's gross capital formation (current LCU) rose 9.2% on 2021 (from 240.76 billion to 262.91 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +16.5% and a typical year strayed about 24.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 66.9% in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 31.9% in 1983. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 22% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

What this measures

Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

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Gross capital formation (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 215.62 billion (2024)
• Algeria — 17.1 trillion (2025)
• Bahrain — 5.03 billion (2024)
• Djibouti — 12.74 billion (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 2.34 trillion (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 112,506 trillion (2025)
• Iraq — 69.57 trillion (2024)
• Israel — 513.32 billion (2025)
• Kuwait — 7.45 billion (2024)
• Lebanon — 33.59 trillion (2024)
• Libya

More economic policy & debt data for Qatar

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$55.85 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$39.67 billion (2025)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$3.03 billion (2025)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — 1.41% (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$215.56 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 784.64 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$183.49 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 736.64 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$72,525 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 263,991 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Qatar's gross capital formation (current LCU)?

262.91 billion in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1980?

It is up 5,284% from 4.88 billion in 1980 (9.96% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 280.78 billion in 2019 and the lowest 2.86 billion in 1987.

Is the latest change in gross capital formation (current LCU) unusual for Qatar?

In 2022, Qatar's gross capital formation (current LCU) rose 9.2% on 2021 (from 240.76 billion to 262.91 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +16.5% and a typical year strayed about 24.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.TOTL.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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