Qatar: Gross savings (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Qatar's gross savings (current LCU) rose 46.4% on 2021 (from 336.57 billion to 492.66 billion).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2021), the average change was +2% and a typical year strayed about 25.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 53.2% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 35.9% in 2015. 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 less than 1% 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.

Closest to Qatar in the 2022 ranking

• Vanuatu — 2nd of 2: 9.51 billion

What this measures

Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. 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.

All 12 values

Gross savings (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 14.67 trillion (2025)
• Bahrain — 5.93 billion (2024)
• Djibouti — 109.67 billion (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 1.47 trillion (2025)
• Iraq — 116.38 trillion (2024)
• Israel — 542.97 billion (2025)
• Kuwait — 21.78 billion (2024)
• Lebanon — -216.19 trillion (2023)
• Libya — 54.81 billion (2023)
• Malta — 5.99 billion (2024)
• Morocco — 501.05 billion (2025)
• Oman

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 savings (current LCU)?

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

How has it changed since 2011?

It is up 34.23% from 367.03 billion in 2011 (2.71% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 492.66 billion in 2022 and the lowest 219.63 billion in 2020.

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

In 2022, Qatar's gross savings (current LCU) rose 46.4% on 2021 (from 336.57 billion to 492.66 billion). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2021), the average change was +2% and a typical year strayed about 25.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNS.ICTR.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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