Global Macro Expert
Beta Siller Advisory

Macro

Qatar

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 0.9%
Current prices2025
221USD bn
GDP per capita▼ 0.1%
Current prices2025
69,680USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.4 pp
Annual change2025
2.8%
Inflation▼ 0.7 pp
Average consumer prices2025
0.6%
Government debt▲ 0.1 pp
General government, gross2025
41.4% of GDP
Current account▼ 2.8 pp
Balance2025
14.5% of GDP
Population▲ 1.0%
Total2025
3.17million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-8.60.028.11995: 0.4%1996: 4.2%1997: 27.7%1998: 10.3%1999: 3.8%2000: 6.9%2001: 4.5%2002: 6.9%2003: 4.0%2004: 19.2%2005: 7.8%2006: 28.1%2007: 18.2%2008: 17.5%2009: 13.1%2010: 17.7%2011: 11.3%2012: 4.7%2013: 5.6%2014: 5.3%2015: 4.8%2016: 3.1%2017: -1.5%2018: 1.2%2019: 0.7%2020: -3.6%2021: 1.6%2022: 4.2%2023: 1.5%2024: 2.4%2025: 2.8%2026: -8.6% (IMF projection)2027: 8.6% (IMF projection)2028: 5.8% (IMF projection)2029: 7.8% (IMF projection)2030: 5.9% (IMF projection)2031: 5.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-4.90.015.11995: 3.0%1996: 7.0%1997: 2.7%1998: 2.9%1999: 2.2%2000: 1.6%2001: 1.7%2002: 0.2%2003: 2.3%2004: 6.8%2005: 9.0%2006: 11.7%2007: 13.7%2008: 15.1%2009: -4.9%2010: -2.4%2011: 2.0%2012: 1.8%2013: 3.1%2014: 4.2%2015: 0.9%2016: 2.7%2017: 0.6%2018: 0.1%2019: -0.9%2020: -2.5%2021: 2.3%2022: 5.0%2023: 3.1%2024: 1.2%2025: 0.6%2026: 3.9% (IMF projection)2027: 2.5% (IMF projection)2028: 2.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %1.64.21.52.42.8-8.68.65.87.85.9
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.35.03.11.20.63.92.52.02.02.0
GDP, current prices USD bn180236217219221217237251271289
GDP per capita, current prices USD65,40180,38570,94669,72069,68068,13873,91577,88283,81288,747
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD106,491111,379112,271114,758120,114112,312124,017132,745144,968155,592
General government gross debt % of GDP58.442.642.841.341.443.340.939.737.736.5
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP0.210.45.50.7-1.0-3.4-4.8-4.7-0.41.8
Current account balance % of GDP14.626.816.817.314.511.09.910.312.513.8
Population million2.752.933.063.143.173.193.213.223.243.26

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.072.62000: 52%2001: 59%2002: 48%2003: 39%2004: 30%2005: 19%2006: 14%2007: 9%2008: 11%2009: 36%2010: 30%2011: 33%2012: 32%2013: 31%2014: 25%2015: 36%2016: 47%2017: 52%2018: 52%2019: 62%2020: 73%2021: 58%2022: 43%2023: 43%2024: 41%2025: 41%2026: 43% (IMF projection)2027: 41% (IMF projection)2028: 40% (IMF projection)2029: 38% (IMF projection)2030: 36% (IMF projection)2031: 35% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-5.50.033.22000: 9.2%2001: 23.7%2002: 19.8%2003: 24.3%2004: 24.6%2005: 16.8%2006: 16.1%2007: 15.1%2008: 23.6%2009: 7.2%2010: 20.0%2011: 31.1%2012: 33.2%2013: 30.4%2014: 24.0%2015: 8.5%2016: -5.5%2017: 4.0%2018: 9.1%2019: 2.4%2020: -2.1%2021: 14.6%2022: 26.8%2023: 16.8%2024: 17.3%2025: 14.5%2026: 11.0% (IMF projection)2027: 9.9% (IMF projection)2028: 10.3% (IMF projection)2029: 12.5% (IMF projection)2030: 13.8% (IMF projection)2031: 14.4% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19951.053.28.447.9
20050.174.59.926.3
20150.257.48.946.1
20250.357.07.947.0

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method74,330USD2025-7.2%
GNI, Atlas method221USD bn2025+17.7%
Exports of goods and services68.6% of GDP2022-7.9 pp
Imports of goods and services31.6% of GDP2022+2.3 pp
Life expectancy at birth82.5years2024+1.4%
Urban population99.4% of total2025+0.4 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)