Qatar's debt-to-GDP ratio reached 101 per cent in 1998, from 79 per cent in 1996, and its debt service ratio was among the highest of the region, at over 12 per cent.
卡塔尔债务与国内生产总值的比率1996年为79%，到1998年则上升到101%，其外汇偿债率是该区域最高的，超过了12%。