Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Qatar
Qatar: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 9.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Qatar, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 9.3% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2020.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Qatar peaked at 15.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2017.
Qatar ranks 160th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7% | — |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -32.8% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +7.9% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 9.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 81% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 9.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.2%, 66% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 9.7% | 15.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 8.6% | 13.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More education data for Qatar
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,368 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25,980 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,823 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 151,038 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 180,287 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0631 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Qatar?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Qatar was 9.3% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2017.
- How does Qatar rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Qatar ranks 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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