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How much would a basic income cost in Qatar?

Calculate the gross annual cost of paying a monthly amount to the country’s adult and child population.

Adult population 2,253,362child population 402,670year 2023World Bank WDI

GROSS ANNUAL COST

23,565 million

in QARQAR 23,565,091,200

Equal to 3.0% of reference GDP

Population covered: 2,656,032 people

Adults: 2,253,362 × QAR 800 × 12 = QAR 21,632,275,200

Children: 402,670 × QAR 400 × 12 = QAR 1,932,816,000

QAR 21,632,275,200 + QAR 1,932,816,000 = QAR 23,565,091,200

Offset benefits, recovered tax, administrative savings and later economic effects are not deducted. This is a gross cost, not a net cost.

Sources and method

Population 2023 · World Bank WDI

GDP 2023 · $213,002,809,341 · World Bank WDI

Currency QAR · exchange rate 3.6400 QAR/USD (2023)

Converted cost $6,473,926,154 for the GDP share.