Brice Barnes
Dr. Mike Kendrick
International Business – BA 3603-01
February 8, 2016.
Country Analysis: Qatar
Qatar is one of the most interesting countries in the world. As of last July, Qatar had a
population of 2, 194,817. Over 96% of the population is under the age of 55 (CIA), this shows
how the life expectancy in Qatar is very young. The population is growing, but there are many
more men in the society than women. This is very noticeable when looking at the population
pyramid. From the 20 range to the 55 range, the men outnumber the women at a rate of almost
4 to 1. This makes Qatar a unique society because there are almost four times more men than
there are women. Most women in this society will have at least two kids.
(h9ps://www.cia.go
v/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/qa.html)
In 2014, Qatar had a GDP of $306.6 billion. Their GDP per capita of $137,200 was the
highest in the world in 2014. The unemployment rate is less than a half of a percent. (Trading
Economies) Qatar is almost working at maximum employment. Their GDP per capita is equal to
double of what the United States was last year. Qatar is one of the wealthiest countries in the
world. Many of the citizens are wealthy and live with luxuries. Last year they had a saving rate of
58.5% which is actually lower than what it was in years prior. (CIA) This is because the people of
Qatar are becoming more consumeristic. They are realizing how much money they have and are
starting to spend more of it.
One thing that is of the upmost importance to the people of Qatar is their culture. The
people of Qatar are mainly Arab, Indian, and Pakistani. The majority of the population shares
the same religion, almost 80% of the people are Muslim. (Global Security) Qatar is similar to the
