Qatar National Government Debt
2003 - 2012 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Qatar National Government Debt
- Qatar National Government Debt reached 26.5 USD bn in Mar 2012, compared with 25.9 USD bn in the previous year.
- Qatar National Government Debt data is updated yearly, available from Mar 2003 to Mar 2012.
- The data reached an all-time high of 28.2 USD bn in Mar 2010 and a record low of 6.7 USD bn in Mar 2008.
*This indicator will be no longer available from March 2026, 4th onwards. CEIC has a plan to remove the non-standard frequency indicator after the standard frequency indicator has been added and be available on this table. CEIC converts annual Government Debt into USD. The Ministry of Finance provides Government Debt in local currency. Qatar Central Bank period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Government Debt is in annual frequency, ending in March of each year.
Related information about Qatar National Government Debt
- In the latest reports, Qatar Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 0.4 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2025.
- The country's Government debt accounted for 15.0 % of its Nominal GDP in Mar 2012.
- Qatar Nominal GDP reached 53.0 USD bn in Jun 2025.
View Qatar's National Government Debt from 2003 to 2012 in the chart:
What was Qatar's National Government Debt in 2012?
Qatar National Government Debt reached 26.5 USD bn in Mar 2012, compared with 25.9 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26,518.7 2012 | 25,889.3 2011 | 6,658.8 2008 | 28,206.3 2010 | USD mn | yearly | 2003 - 2012 |
National Government Debt by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 15,870.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Mar 2026 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 127,109.6 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 455,076.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 14,091.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 685,976.3 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 490,656.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 9,223.0 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 52,564.2 Mar 2026 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Mar 2026 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 23,375.7 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 2003 - May 2022 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 812,672.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 8,960.7 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 3,449.6 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 4,996.3 2025 | yearly | 2002 - 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 1,987,096.3 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 37,868.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2015 - Jan 2026 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 1,517,724.5 2025 | yearly | 1962 - 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 154,979.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| China (USD mn) | 5,896,064.4 2025 | yearly | 2005 - 2025 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 330,041.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | 61,462.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 23,135.3 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Mar 2026 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 183,513.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 134,380.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 87,478.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 344,231.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 11,769.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 18,043,357.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 291,561.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| France (USD mn) | 4,061,201.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 13,286.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 3,330,957.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 425,928.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 190,786.0 2025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 197,648.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 22,207.5 2025 | yearly | 1998 - 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | 2,205,393.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 547,950.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jun 2009 - Jan 2025 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 246,341.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 443,893.3 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 3,711,947.2 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Feb 2026 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 3,853.2 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 9,012,579.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 1982 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 51,659.2 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Feb 2026 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 59,945.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 95,337.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 877,851.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 1,797.9 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 8,307.5 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Mar 2026 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 8,919.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 23,676.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 101,813.6 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2022 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 39,470.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 27,808.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 10,272.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | 2,620.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 325,635.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 13,375.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 12,827.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Mar 2026 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 1,114,967.1 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 8,080.9 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Mar 2026 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 5,521.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 91,099.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2022 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | 14,538.4 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 614,427.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 130,325.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Mar 2026 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 56,131,610.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 297,283.3 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 37,971.4 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 59,349.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 16,217.1 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 108,718.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 304,381.5 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Mar 2026 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 648,365.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 326,169.6 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 26,518.7 2012 | yearly | 2003 - 2012 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 262,224.8 Feb 2026 | monthly | Nov 2011 - Feb 2026 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 448,098.9 Mar 2026 | monthly | May 2009 - Mar 2026 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 405,068.6 2025 | yearly | 2004 - 2025 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 45,324.3 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 2004 - Mar 2026 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 1,019,617.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 98,475.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 54,365.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 357,353.2 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Mar 2026 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 1,993,036.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 96,944.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 250,022.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 231,894.5 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Taiwan, China (USD mn) | 210,211.6 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 350,915.4 Mar 2026 | monthly | Oct 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| Tunisia (USD mn) | 48,835.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 298,427.1 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | 204,885.6 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Mar 2026 |
| United Kingdom (USD mn) | 4,178,226.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1966 - Dec 2025 |
| United States (USD mn) | 38,967,834.0 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Apr 2026 |
| Uruguay (USD mn) | 50,313.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Venezuela (USD mn) | 105,131.7 2016 | yearly | 1996 - 2016 |
| Vietnam (USD mn) | 150,597.5 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Yemen (USD mn) | 20,434.2 2013 | yearly | 2004 - 2013 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -1,455.220 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 26,518.7 2012 | yearly | 2003 - 2012 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 15.0 2012 | yearly | 2006 - 2012 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (QAR bn) | 288.344 2031 | yearly | 1990 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (QAR bn) | 393.849 2031 | yearly | 1990 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (QAR bn) | 320.105 2031 | yearly | 1990 - 2031 |
| General Government Expenditure (QAR mn) | 56,904.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| General Government Balance (QAR mn) | -5,297.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| General Government Revenue (QAR mn) | 51,607.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| General Government Expenditure: Salaries and Wages (QAR mn) | 17,624.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2019 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 8.685 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 2,005.4 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2014 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 3,668.9 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -57.0 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 1,695,676.107 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 46,411.871 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 45,491.472 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 3,343.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -42.9 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 518,875.137 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 297,027.031 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 85.137 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 351.648 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 1,238.187 Feb 2026 | monthly | May 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 556.868 Feb 2026 | monthly | May 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: Asia: Singapore (QAR mn) | 23,998.152 2025 | yearly | 2000 - 2025 |
| Exports: Asia: Japan (QAR mn) | 24,430.601 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Exports: Asia: India (QAR mn) | 40,301.133 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Exports: Asia: China (QAR mn) | 60,184.816 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Exports: Asia: South Korea (QAR mn) | 28,302.758 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Exports: SITC: Chemicals and Related Products (QAR mn) | 27,869.000 2025 | yearly | 1989 - 2025 |
| Exports: SITC: Machinery and Transport Equipment (QAR mn) | 13,689.000 2025 | yearly | 1989 - 2025 |
| Exports: SITC: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (QAR mn) | 263,460.000 2025 | yearly | 1989 - 2025 |
| Exports: SITC: Crude Materials and Inedible excl Fuels (QAR mn) | 3,566.000 2025 | yearly | 1989 - 2025 |
| Exports: SITC: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (QAR mn) | 14,663.000 2025 | yearly | 1989 - 2025 |
| Imports: Arab Countries: GCC: United Arab Emirates (QAR mn) | 6,345.148 2025 | yearly | 1992 - 2025 |
| Imports: Asia: China (QAR mn) | 23,923.032 2025 | yearly | 1992 - 2025 |
| Imports: Europe: Germany (QAR mn) | 6,270.137 2025 | yearly | 1992 - 2025 |
| Imports: Europe: Italy (QAR mn) | 8,077.699 2025 | yearly | 1992 - 2025 |
| Imports: Asia: Japan (QAR mn) | 8,124.086 2025 | yearly | 1992 - 2025 |
| Imports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (QAR mn) | 13,003.000 2025 | yearly | 1971 - 2025 |
| Imports: SITC: Other Manufactured Goods (QAR mn) | 22,245.000 2025 | yearly | 1971 - 2025 |
| Imports: SITC: Machinery and Transport Equipment (QAR mn) | 64,549.000 2025 | yearly | 1971 - 2025 |
| Imports: SITC: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (QAR mn) | 14,829.000 2025 | yearly | 1971 - 2025 |
| Imports: SITC: Chemicals and Related Products (QAR mn) | 12,669.000 2025 | yearly | 1971 - 2025 |
| Exports: Growth Rate: YoY (%) | -57.000 Mar 2026 | monthly | Apr 2017 - Mar 2026 |
| Imports: Growth Rate: MoM (%) | -13.600 Feb 2026 | monthly | Apr 2017 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: Growth Rate: MoM (%) | -45.000 Mar 2026 | monthly | Apr 2017 - Mar 2026 |
| Imports: Growth Rate: YoY (%) | 8.300 Feb 2026 | monthly | Apr 2017 - Feb 2026 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 74.300 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 79.900 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 123.900 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 97.000 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.4 2025 | yearly | 2000 - 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 44,720.027 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 214,146.758 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Mar 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 5.5 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Mar 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 3.5 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Apr 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 37,307.4 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 1966 - Apr 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 17.652 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 22.5 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 16,849.505 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 1966 - Apr 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 297,212.967 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 2.1 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 419,866.0 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Mar 2026 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 4.3 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 400,591.016 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 5.07 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Mar 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 119.88 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| International Reserves (QAR mn) | 262,026.100 Apr 2026 | monthly | Apr 2004 - Apr 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (QAR mn) | 779,494.200 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3 (QAR mn) | 892,679.900 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (QAR mn) | 162,780.900 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (QAR mn) | 11,243.900 Dec 2018 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Dec 2018 |
| Deposits: Commercial Banks (QAR mn) | 1,081,855.200 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Mar 2026 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -3.6 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Mar 2020 |
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