GDP Per Capita: $87,661 ▲ World Top 10 | Non-Hydrocarbon GDP: ~58% ▲ +12pp vs 2010 | LNG Capacity: 77 MTPA ▲ →126 MTPA by 2027 | Qatarisation Rate: ~12% ▲ Private sector | QIA Assets: $510B+ ▲ Top 10 SWF globally | Fiscal Balance: +5.4% GDP ▲ Surplus sustained | Doha Metro: 3 Lines ▲ 76km operational | Tourism Arrivals: 4.0M+ ▲ Post-World Cup surge | GDP Per Capita: $87,661 ▲ World Top 10 | Non-Hydrocarbon GDP: ~58% ▲ +12pp vs 2010 | LNG Capacity: 77 MTPA ▲ →126 MTPA by 2027 | Qatarisation Rate: ~12% ▲ Private sector | QIA Assets: $510B+ ▲ Top 10 SWF globally | Fiscal Balance: +5.4% GDP ▲ Surplus sustained | Doha Metro: 3 Lines ▲ 76km operational | Tourism Arrivals: 4.0M+ ▲ Post-World Cup surge |

The Gulf Cooperation Council’s six member states are frequently treated as a bloc for the purposes of regional analysis, but their economic structures, fiscal positions, and reform velocities diverge considerably. This section publishes structured scorecards that place Qatar in full GCC context — measuring performance not against a single peer but across the entire council simultaneously.

Scorecards are organized around four analytical pillars: fiscal sustainability, economic diversification, institutional quality, and human capital development. Each pillar draws on primary data from the IMF, World Bank, Arab Human Development Reports, and national statistical authorities. Rankings are updated as new data becomes available, with methodology notes published alongside each scorecard to ensure analytical transparency.

The GCC Scorecards are designed for three audiences: sovereign credit analysts requiring structured peer comparison, institutional investors assessing relative country risk, and policymakers benchmarking reform progress against regional norms.

Scorecards available in this section:

Methodology notes accompany each scorecard to ensure all weightings and data sources are reproducible.

GCC Digital Transformation Scorecard

Comprehensive scorecard comparing digital transformation progress across all six GCC states, examining e-government rankings, smart city deployment, 5G rollout, fintech ecosystems, AI strategies, and digital talent availability.

Feb 22, 2026

GCC Food Security Scorecard

Comprehensive scorecard comparing food security metrics across all six GCC states, examining import dependency, domestic production, strategic reserves, agritech investment, water challenges, and climate resilience.

Feb 22, 2026

GCC GDP Diversification Scorecard

Comprehensive scorecard comparing all six GCC states on GDP diversification metrics, including non-oil GDP share, sectoral composition, private sector contribution, and structural transformation progress.

Feb 22, 2026

GCC Gender Equality Scorecard

Comprehensive scorecard comparing gender equality metrics across all six GCC states, examining female labour force participation, women in leadership, education access, legal frameworks, and WEF Gender Gap rankings.

Feb 22, 2026

GCC Healthcare Quality Scorecard

Comprehensive scorecard comparing healthcare quality across all six GCC states, examining life expectancy, physician density, hospital capacity, medical tourism, healthcare spending, and universal coverage progress.

Feb 22, 2026

GCC Human Capital Scorecard

Comprehensive scorecard comparing human capital development across all six GCC states, examining education systems, health outcomes, workforce metrics, and knowledge economy readiness.

Feb 22, 2026

GCC Infrastructure Scorecard

Comprehensive scorecard comparing transport, digital, and utilities infrastructure across all six GCC states, examining connectivity, capacity, quality metrics, and future development plans.

Feb 22, 2026

GCC Investment Climate Scorecard

Comprehensive scorecard comparing the investment climate across all six GCC states, examining FDI flows, ease of doing business, regulatory quality, foreign ownership rules, and business environment indicators.

Feb 22, 2026

GCC Sustainability Scorecard

Comprehensive scorecard comparing sustainability performance across all six GCC states, examining renewable energy deployment, carbon emissions, water management, climate policy, and environmental governance.

Feb 22, 2026

GCC Tourism Performance Scorecard

Comprehensive scorecard comparing tourism performance across all six GCC states, examining visitor arrivals, revenue, hotel capacity, events hosting, cultural tourism, business tourism, and visa liberalisation.

Feb 22, 2026
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