Qatar's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) was -45.42 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 20.53% from -57.16 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -45.42 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -42.99 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -57.16 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 553 million | 1992 |
| Lowest | -63.75 billion | 2014 |
| Average since 2016 | -52.71 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 368 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Qatar's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) fell 8.34 billion on 2024 (from -37.09 billion to -45.42 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2024), the average change was −1.08 billion and a typical year strayed about 6.77 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below 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 17.46 billion in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 20.12 billion in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.89 billion a year. A straight line explains 49% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Qatar had the 121st highest value of the 130 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Qatar in the 2025 ranking
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 118th of 130: -23.47 billion
- South Africa — 119th of 130: -34.59 billion
- Denmark — 120th of 130: -37.7 billion
- Mauritius — 122nd of 130: -53.6 billion
- Germany — 123rd of 130: -57.63 billion
- Kazakhstan — 124th of 130: -87.74 billion
What this measures
Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. 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 33 values
| Year | Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -45,424,000,000 |
| 2024 | -37,088,000,000 |
| 2023 | -50,990,000,000 |
| 2022 | -57,389,000,000 |
| 2021 | -55,557,000,000 |
| 2020 | -42,988,000,000 |
| 2019 | -60,449,000,000 |
| 2018 | -59,523,000,000 |
| 2017 | -58,847,000,000 |
| 2016 | -58,856,000,000 |
Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 417.86 billion (2024)
- Algeria — 342.08 billion (2024)
- Bahrain — -1.04 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — 1.65 billion (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 1.8 trillion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 24.25 trillion (2015)
- Iraq — 464.62 billion (2024)
- Israel — 14.2 billion (2025)
- Jordan
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Qatar's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU)?
- -45.42 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1991?
- It is down 12,443% from 368 million in 1991. The highest value was 553 million in 1992 and the lowest -63.75 billion in 2014.
- How does Qatar rank?
- 121st highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) unusual for Qatar?
- In 2025, Qatar's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) fell 8.34 billion on 2024 (from -37.09 billion to -45.42 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2024), the average change was −1.08 billion and a typical year strayed about 6.77 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.TRF.NCTR.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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