Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Qatar
36,542 current US$ per person
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
30,563 current US$ per person
in 2023
Qatar rank
8th
United Arab Emirates rank
11th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197219972023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 36,542 current US$ per person against 30,563 current US$ per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 5,979 current US$ per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1976 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Qatar ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 10,435 current US$ per person 12,170 current US$ per person 1,735 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 11,034 current US$ per person 9,958 current US$ per person 1,076 current US$ per person Qatar
1990s 7,747 current US$ per person 8,691 current US$ per person 943.95 current US$ per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 24,941 current US$ per person 16,185 current US$ per person 8,756 current US$ per person Qatar
2010s 46,232 current US$ per person 25,354 current US$ per person 20,878 current US$ per person Qatar
2020s 34,613 current US$ per person 27,384 current US$ per person 7,229 current US$ per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
Qatar, at 36,542 current US$ per person against 30,563 current US$ per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
5,979 current US$ per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
47 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Qatar ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.