Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Qatar: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
317.84 current US$ per person
in 2025
Qatar
12,629 current US$ per person
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
42nd
Qatar rank
40th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Qatar
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019922025

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 12,629 current US$ per person against 317.84 current US$ per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 12,311 current US$ per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 39.7 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd and Qatar ranks 40th of 45 groups.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 20.63 current US$ per person 854.95 current US$ per person 834.32 current US$ per person Qatar
1970s 45.97 current US$ per person 2,697 current US$ per person 2,651 current US$ per person Qatar
1980s 72.63 current US$ per person 3,944 current US$ per person 3,871 current US$ per person Qatar
1990s 69.53 current US$ per person 4,770 current US$ per person 4,700 current US$ per person Qatar
2000s 131.04 current US$ per person 11,414 current US$ per person 11,283 current US$ per person Qatar
2010s 253.39 current US$ per person 13,618 current US$ per person 13,365 current US$ per person Qatar
2020s 275.44 current US$ per person 11,668 current US$ per person 11,392 current US$ per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Qatar?
Qatar, at 12,629 current US$ per person against 317.84 current US$ per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Qatar?
12,311 current US$ per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Qatar?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Qatar rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd and Qatar ranks 40th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (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, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.