Maldives vs Qatar: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Maldives
9.6%
in 2025
Qatar
9.3%
in 2020
Maldives rank
136th
Qatar rank
138th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Maldives
- Qatar
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 9.6% against 9.3% in Qatar, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 136th and Qatar ranks 138th of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 13.1% | 3.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 11.8% | 0.5% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.3% | 1.2% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Maldives or Qatar?
- Maldives, at 9.6% against 9.3% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Maldives and Qatar?
- 0.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Qatar?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
- How do Maldives and Qatar rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Maldives ranks 136th and Qatar ranks 138th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.