Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Qatar
Qatar: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 0.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2010)
0.7%
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
107th
of 114 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 2005
Years of data
7
2004–2010
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Qatar, 2004–2010
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Qatar is 0.7%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 265.5% over ten years.
Qatar ranks 107th of 114 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2% | — |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -48.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +115.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +162.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 104 Liberia 1.6% compare
- 105 Papua New Guinea 1.2% compare
- 106 Solomon Islands 1.1%
- 108 Mozambique 0.6%
- 109 Palau 0.6%
- 110 Congo 0.5% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Qatar
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 18,275 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 62.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 4.43 (2008)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 4.4% (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Qatar?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Qatar was 0.7% in 2010, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- How does Qatar rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Qatar ranks 107th out of 114 countries with data for 2010.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 265.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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