Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Qatar
Qatar: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.1091 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Qatar, 2011–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Qatar stood at 0.1091 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 112.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Qatar peaked at 0.1151 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Qatar ranks 36th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Qatar, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2012 | 0.0386 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0425 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.3% |
| 2016 | 0.083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0978 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0831 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0887 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0991 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0825 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.1091 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.1091 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0652 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0978 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0825 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 33 Cayman Islands 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Portugal 0.1127 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 El Salvador 0.1125 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Panama 0.105 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Armenia 0.1049 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Cyprus 0.1038 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Qatar?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Qatar was 0.1091 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1151 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Qatar rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Qatar ranks 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.