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Qatar Policy Rate

2003 - 2020 | Monthly | % pa | Qatar Central Bank

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Qatar cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Lending Rate) was set at 2.50 % pa in Oct 2020, compared with 2.50 % pa in the previous Sep 2020. Qatar Policy Rate averaged 4.50 % pa and is updated monthly, available from Mar 2003 to Oct 2020. The data reached an all-time high of 5.50 % pa in Mar 2011 and a record low of 1.33 % pa in Jun 2004.

In the latest reports, Qatar Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: Interbank Rate: 3 Months was reported at 1.38 % pa in Sep 2020. Qatar Exchange Rate against USD averaged 3.64 (QAR/USD) in Oct 2020.

What was Qatar's Policy Rate in Oct 2020?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
2.50 % pa Oct 2020 monthly Mar 2003 - Oct 2020	2.50 % pa Sep 2020 monthly Mar 2003 - Oct 2020	1.33 Jun 2004	5.50 Mar 2011	% pa	monthly	Mar 2003 - Oct 2020 Updated on 30 Nov 2020

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Country/Region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (% pa)	0.50 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Oct 2020
Algeria (% pa)	3.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1963 - Nov 2020
Argentina (%)	30.79 Oct 2020	monthly	Aug 1985 - Oct 2020
Armenia (% pa)	4.25 Nov 2020	monthly	May 2001 - Nov 2020
Australia (% pa)	0.10 Nov 2020	monthly	Aug 1990 - Nov 2020
Austria (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Azerbaijan (% pa)	6.50 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Nov 2020
Bahrain (% pa)	1.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - Nov 2020
Bangladesh (% pa)	4.75 Nov 2020	monthly	Sep 2009 - Nov 2020
Belarus (% pa)	7.75 Nov 2020	monthly	Jul 1991 - Nov 2020
Belgium (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Botswana (% pa)	3.75 Nov 2020	monthly	Aug 1976 - Nov 2020
Brazil (% pa)	2.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Mar 1999 - Nov 2020
Bulgaria (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Feb 1991 - Nov 2020
Canada (% pa)	0.25 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Oct 2020
Chile (% pa)	0.50 Oct 2020	monthly	May 1995 - Oct 2020
China (% pa)	2.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Nov 2020
Colombia (% pa)	1.75 Nov 2020	monthly	Apr 1995 - Nov 2020
Croatia (% pa)	3.00 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Oct 2020
Cyprus (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Czech Republic (% pa)	0.05 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Nov 2020
Denmark (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Aug 1914 - Nov 2020
Ecuador (% pa)	8.83 Nov 2020	monthly	Jul 1995 - Nov 2020
Egypt (% pa)	8.75 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Nov 2020
Estonia (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
European Union (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Finland (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
France (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Georgia (% pa)	8.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Nov 2020
Germany (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Ghana (% pa)	14.50 Nov 2020	monthly	Nov 2002 - Nov 2020
Greece (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (% pa)	0.50 Oct 2020	monthly	Jun 1992 - Oct 2020
Hungary (% pa)	0.60 Nov 2020	monthly	Oct 1990 - Nov 2020
Iceland (% pa)	1.75 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - Nov 2020
India (% pa)	4.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Apr 2001 - Nov 2020
Indonesia (% pa)	3.75 Nov 2020	monthly	Jun 2015 - Nov 2020
Ireland (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Israel (% pa)	0.25 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 1998 - Nov 2020
Italy (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Ivory Coast (% pa)	2.50 Mar 2017	monthly	Jan 1964 - Mar 2017
Japan (% pa)	-0.10 Nov 2020	monthly	Nov 2008 - Nov 2020
Jordan (% pa)	3.50 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 1965 - Nov 2020
Kazakhstan (% pa)	9.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Feb 1992 - Nov 2020
Kenya (% pa)	7.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jul 2003 - Nov 2020
South Korea (% pa)	0.50 Nov 2020	monthly	May 1999 - Nov 2020
Kosovo (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Kuwait (% pa)	1.50 Nov 2020	monthly	Jul 1999 - Nov 2020
Kyrgyzstan (% pa)	5.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Laos (% pa)	3.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Nov 2020
Latvia (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Lebanon (% pa)	10.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Apr 1964 - Nov 2020
Lithuania (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Luxembourg (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Macau SAR, China (% pa)	0.50 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 1999 - Nov 2020
North Macedonia (% pa)	1.50 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Oct 2020
Malawi (% pa)	12.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Nov 2020
Malaysia (% pa)	1.75 Nov 2020	monthly	Apr 2004 - Nov 2020
Malta (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Mauritius (% pa)	1.85 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 1999 - Nov 2020
Mexico (% pa)	4.25 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Oct 2020
Moldova (% pa)	5.50 Nov 2020	monthly	Feb 2001 - Nov 2020
Mongolia (% pa)	6.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jul 2007 - Nov 2020
Montenegro (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Morocco (% pa)	1.50 Nov 2020	monthly	Jun 1995 - Nov 2020
Myanmar (% pa)	9.50 2020	yearly	1986 - 2020
Nepal (% pa)	5.00 Oct 2020	monthly	Jul 2003 - Oct 2020
Netherlands (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
New Zealand (% pa)	0.25 Nov 2020	monthly	Apr 1999 - Nov 2020
Nigeria (% pa)	11.50 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 2006 - Nov 2020
Norway (% pa)	0.00 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Oct 2020
Oman (% pa)	0.50 Nov 2020	monthly	May 2007 - Nov 2020
Pakistan (% pa)	8.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Feb 1992 - Nov 2020
Paraguay (% pa)	0.75 Nov 2020	monthly	Jul 2010 - Nov 2020
Peru (% pa)	0.25 Oct 2020	monthly	Sep 2003 - Oct 2020
Philippines (% pa)	2.50 Nov 2020	monthly	Jun 2016 - Nov 2020
Poland (% pa)	0.10 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Nov 2020
Portugal (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Qatar (% pa)	2.50 Oct 2020	monthly	Mar 2003 - Oct 2020
Romania (% pa)	1.50 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Nov 2020
Russia (% pa)	4.25 Nov 2020	monthly	Sep 2013 - Nov 2020
Saudi Arabia (% pa)	1.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Nov 2020
Serbia (% pa)	1.25 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Nov 2020
Singapore (% pa)	0.31 Oct 2020	monthly	Jul 2005 - Oct 2020
Slovakia (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Slovenia (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
South Africa (% pa)	3.50 Nov 2020	monthly	Nov 1999 - Nov 2020
Spain (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Nov 2020
Sri Lanka (% pa)	4.50 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Nov 2020
Sweden (% pa)	0.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1987 - Nov 2020
Switzerland (% pa)	-0.72 Nov 2020	monthly	Jun 1999 - Nov 2020
Syria (% pa)	5.00 Feb 2015	monthly	Jan 1962 - Feb 2015
Taiwan (% pa)	1.13 Nov 2020	monthly	Jul 1961 - Nov 2020
Tajikistan (% pa)	10.75 Nov 2020	monthly	Jul 1997 - Nov 2020
Thailand (% pa)	0.50 Nov 2020	monthly	May 2000 - Nov 2020
Tunisia (% pa)	6.25 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Nov 2020
Turkey (% pa)	15.00 Nov 2020	monthly	May 2010 - Nov 2020
Ukraine (% pa)	6.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Nov 2020
United Arab Emirates (% pa)	1.25 Nov 2020	monthly	Nov 2007 - Nov 2020
United Kingdom (% pa)	0.10 Nov 2020	monthly	Jun 1972 - Nov 2020
United States (% pa)	0.09 Oct 2020	monthly	Jul 1954 - Oct 2020
Uruguay (% pa)	9.25 Oct 2020	monthly	Sep 2007 - Oct 2020
Uzbekistan (% pa)	14.00 Nov 2020	monthly	May 1994 - Nov 2020
Vietnam (% pa)	2.50 Nov 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Nov 2020
Yemen (% pa)	16.07 Jan 2015	monthly	Dec 1995 - Jan 2015
Zambia (% pa)	8.00 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Nov 2020

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National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	32,030.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Jun 2020
Real GDP Growth (%)	-6.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2020
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	-26.273 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2020
GDP per Capita (USD)	64,705.059 2017	yearly	2000 - 2017
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	-21.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2020
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	8,819.231 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2020
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	27.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2020
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	8,728.022 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2020
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	20.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Mar 2020
Investment: % of GDP (%)	44.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2020
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	81,396.978 2019	yearly	1994 - 2019
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn)	179,056.593 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
Gross Savings Rate (%)	45.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2020
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	114,094.871 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	67,498.934 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	2.472 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	90.849 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2020
GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: Private (QAR mn)	32,102.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2020
GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: Government (QAR mn)	31,770.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2020
GDP: Gross Capital Formation (GCF) (QAR mn)	51,611.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2020
GDP: Goods and Services: Exports (QAR mn)	53,515.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2020
GDP: Goods and Services: Imports (QAR mn)	52,407.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2020
GDP: Financial & Insurance Activities (QAR mn)	12,706.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Activities of Households as Employers, Undifferentiated Goods (QAR mn)	960.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Education (QAR mn)	3,110.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities (QAR mn)	4,667.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Transportation & Storage (QAR mn)	4,991.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Public Administration, Compulsory Social Security (QAR mn)	14,152.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Real Estate Activities (QAR mn)	9,783.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (QAR mn)	1,968.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Accommodation & Food Service Activities (QAR mn)	870.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Human Health & Social Work Activities (QAR mn)	3,836.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Information & Communication (QAR mn)	2,088.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Financial Services Indirectly Measured (QAR mn)	-7,739.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Import Duties (QAR mn)	772.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (QAR mn)	116,591.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (QAR mn)	393.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Mining & Quarrying (QAR mn)	28,362.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Manufacturing (QAR mn)	8,108.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Electricity, Gas, Steam & Air Conditioning Supply, Water Supply (QAR mn)	1,578.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Construction (QAR mn)	18,510.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles & Motorcycles (QAR mn)	7,459.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles & Motorcycles (QAR mn)	7,808.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Activities of Households as Employers, Undifferentiated Goods (QAR mn)	938.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Financial & Insurance Activities (QAR mn)	12,749.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Human Health & Social Work Activities (QAR mn)	3,755.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Information & Communication (QAR mn)	2,302.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Public Administration, Compulsory Social Security (QAR mn)	13,876.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Accommodation & Food Service Activities (QAR mn)	876.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Education (QAR mn)	3,007.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (QAR mn)	1,935.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Real Estate Activities (QAR mn)	10,606.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Professional, Scientific, Technical, Administrative and Support Serv... (QAR mn)	4,809.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 2018p (QAR mn)	155,196.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Financial Services Indirectly Measured (QAR mn)	-7,720.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Import Duties (QAR mn)	808.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (QAR mn)	390.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Mining & Quarrying (QAR mn)	62,600.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Manufacturing (QAR mn)	11,685.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Electricity, Gas, Steam & Air Conditioning Supply, Water Supply (QAR mn)	1,747.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Construction (QAR mn)	18,784.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2018p: Transportation & Storage (QAR mn)	4,241.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2019 - Jun 2020
QA: Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Seasonally Adjusted (sa) (QAR mn)	936,289.173 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
QA: GDP: sa: Government Consumption Expenditure (QAR mn)	128,591.536 2018	yearly	1963 - 2018
QA: GDP: sa: Exports of Goods and Services (QAR mn)	420,743.374 2018	yearly	1968 - 2018
QA: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost (QAR mn)	695,778.000 2018	yearly	2013 - 2018

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%)	-11.2 Mar 2017	monthly	Jan 1958 - Mar 2017
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	216,107,400.000 2018	yearly	2009 - 2018

Construction and Properties	Last	Frequency	Range
Building Permits (Unit)	4,325.000 2019	yearly	1988 - 2019
Number of Building Permits Issued (Unit)	731.000 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2015 - Oct 2020
No of New Building Permits: Residential (Unit)	3,482.000 2019	yearly	1988 - 2019
No of New Building Permits: Non Residential (Unit)	843.000 2019	yearly	1988 - 2019
Completed Buildings: Area: Residential (sq m)	4,151,211.000 2014	yearly	1988 - 2014
Completed Buildings: Area: Non Residential (sq m)	1,452,056.000 2014	yearly	1988 - 2014
No of Completed Buildings: Residential (Unit)	8,535,806.000 2014	yearly	1988 - 2014
No of Completed Buildings: Non Residential (Unit)	162.000 2014	yearly	1988 - 2014
Actual Cost: Completed Buildings: Residential (QAR th)	6,702,568.000 2014	yearly	1988 - 2014
Actual Cost: Completed Buildings: Non Residential (QAR th)	1,833,238.000 2014	yearly	1988 - 2014

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-1.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-307.143 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
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)	165.641 2025	yearly	1990 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (QAR bn)	264.419 2025	yearly	1990 - 2025
Forecast: Government Revenue (QAR bn)	236.111 2025	yearly	1990 - 2025
General Government Revenue (QAR mn)	47,600.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Government Expenditure: Current (QAR mn)	120,500.000 2020	yearly	1975 - 2020
General Government Expenditure (QAR mn)	48,000.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
General Government Balance (QAR mn)	-400.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Population (Person mn)	2.8 2020	yearly	1984 - 2020
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	88.2 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Employed Persons (Person)	2,094,366.000 2018	yearly	2006 - 2018
Unemployment Rate (%)	0.10 2018	yearly	1997 - 2018
Monthly Earnings (USD)	3,055 2018	yearly	2006 - 2018
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	-0.23 2018	yearly	2012 - 2018
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	2.835 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	0.000	yearly	-
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-
Population: Mid Year Estimates: Male (Person)	1,954,419.000 2018	yearly	1984 - 2018
Population: Mid Year Estimates: Female (Person)	626,315.000 2018	yearly	1984 - 2018
Labour Force: excl First Time Work Seeker (FT) (Person)	2,094,647.000 2018	yearly	2006 - 2018
Labour Force: FT: Male (Person)	1,809,932.000 2018	yearly	2006 - 2018
Labour Force: FT: Female (Person)	284,715.000 2018	yearly	2006 - 2018
Employment: Paid Workers (Person)	2,085,670.000 2018	yearly	2006 - 2018
Employment: Paid Workers: Female (Person)	283,502.000 2018	yearly	2006 - 2018
Employment: Paid Workers: Male (Person)	1,802,168.000 2018	yearly	2006 - 2018
Unemployment Rate: Male (%)	0.100 2017	yearly	1997 - 2017
Unemployment Rate: Female (%)	0.500 2017	yearly	1997 - 2017
Unemployment (Person)	2,181.000 2018	yearly	2006 - 2018
Unemployment: Male (Person)	925.000 2018	yearly	2006 - 2018
Unemployment: Female (Person)	1,256.000 2018	yearly	2006 - 2018
Monthly Average Wages: 15 & Over: Paid Employment (QAR)	11,121.000 2018	yearly	2006 - 2018

Domestic Trade and Household Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Retail Sales Growth (%)	0.7 2018	yearly	1987 - 2018
Number of Registered Vehicles (Unit)	1,564,843 2018	yearly	1985 - 2018
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit)	47,550 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%)	0.1 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit)	7,871.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit)	39,679.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Consumer Confidence: Net Balance (% Point)	84.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 2013 - Mar 2020
Consumer Confidence Growth (% Point)	0.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 2014 - Mar 2020
Household Expenditure per Capita (USD)	15,978.396 2013	yearly	1983 - 2013
Household Income per Capita (USD)	24,999.462 2013	yearly	1988 - 2013
Wholesale Sales: Value (QAR th)	44,643,033.000 2018	yearly	1986 - 2018
Retail Sales: Value (QAR th)	121,393,397.000 2018	yearly	1986 - 2018

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%)	-2.4 Oct 2020	monthly	Mar 2015 - Oct 2020
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	1.585 Oct 2020	monthly	Mar 2015 - Oct 2020
Producer Price Index Growth (%)	-25.7 Oct 2020	monthly	Apr 2015 - Oct 2020
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	1.960 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Producer Price Index (PPI) (2013=100)	44.200 Oct 2020	monthly	Apr 2014 - Oct 2020
PPI: Mining (2013=100)	38.300 Oct 2020	monthly	Apr 2014 - Oct 2020
PPI: Electricity and Water (2013=100)	102.600 Oct 2020	monthly	Apr 2014 - Oct 2020
PPI: Manufacturing (2013=100)	59.300 Oct 2020	monthly	Apr 2014 - Oct 2020

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	3.103 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Trade Balance (USD mn)	1,936.3 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2014 - Oct 2020
Total Exports (USD mn)	4,209.1 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2020
Total Exports Growth (%)	-23.5 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Oct 2020
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	1,346,634.868 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	8,859.513 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	8,279.469 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Imports (USD mn)	2,272.8 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2020
Total Imports Growth (%)	-1.0 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Oct 2020
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	463,385.574 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	179,621.891 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	30.064 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1989 - Aug 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	420.176 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Aug 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	358.443 Aug 2020	monthly	May 1996 - Aug 2020
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	306.768 Jul 2020	monthly	May 1996 - Jul 2020
Exports: SITC: Crude Materials and Inedible excl Fuels (QAR mn)	950.901 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Exports: SITC: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (QAR mn)	170,117.656 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Exports: SITC: Chemicals and Related Products (QAR mn)	22,115.186 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Exports: SITC: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (QAR mn)	6,074.699 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Transport Equipment (QAR mn)	489.420 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Exports: Asia: Japan (QAR mn)	49,476.643 2019	yearly	1994 - 2019
Exports: Asia: India (QAR mn)	32,297.960 2019	yearly	1994 - 2019
Exports: Asia: South Korea (QAR mn)	41,386.274 2019	yearly	1994 - 2019
Exports: Asia: Singapore (QAR mn)	20,099.889 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019
Exports: Asia: China (QAR mn)	32,831.801 2019	yearly	1994 - 2019
Imports: SITC: Other Manufactured Goods (QAR mn)	18,890.302 2016	yearly	1971 - 2016
Imports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (QAR mn)	10,322.633 2016	yearly	1971 - 2016
Imports: SITC: Chemicals and Related Products (QAR mn)	9,399.407 2016	yearly	1971 - 2016
Imports: SITC: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (QAR mn)	18,089.585 2016	yearly	1971 - 2016
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Transport Equipment (QAR mn)	51,814.046 2016	yearly	1971 - 2016
Imports: Europe: Italy (QAR mn)	4,740.495 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Imports: Europe: Germany (QAR mn)	7,739.086 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Imports: Arab Countries: GCC: United Arab Emirates (QAR mn)	54.000 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Imports: Asia: Japan (QAR mn)	3,237.733 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Imports: Asia: China (QAR mn)	12,926.955 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn)	394.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	-2,407.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	-7.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	-198.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	-0.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn)	-374.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	28.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn)	9,612.363 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	9,238.187 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
External Debt (USD mn)	103,900.0 2010	yearly	2000 - 2010
External Debt: % of GDP (%)	83.0 2010	yearly	2000 - 2010
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	6.501 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Capital (QAR mn)	-184.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Direct Investment (QAR mn)	-2,160.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial (QAR mn)	13,263.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Income: Credit (QAR mn)	9,464.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (QAR mn)	-8,762.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (QAR mn)	-31,588.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Income: Debit (QAR mn)	-11,134.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Goods (QAR mn)	17,006.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Transfers (QAR mn)	-8,200.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Transfers: Debit (QAR mn)	-15,252.000 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2018
BoP: Current Account: Income (QAR mn)	-1,670.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Net Financial Derivatives (QAR mn)	171.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Other Investment (QAR mn)	5,974.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Portfolio Investment: Assets (QAR mn)	-24,349.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (QAR mn)	33,627.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Exports: fob (QAR mn)	37,825.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Portfolio Investment (QAR mn)	9,278.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Other Investment: Assets (QAR mn)	-19,518.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Other Investment: Liabilities (QAR mn)	25,492.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports: fob (QAR mn)	-20,819.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (QAR mn)	-3,813.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Overall Balance (QAR mn)	504.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Change in Reserves (QAR mn)	-504.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Services (QAR mn)	-15,898.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (QAR mn)	15,690.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Foreign Direct Investment: Financial and Insurance Activities (QAR mn)	12,900.000 2017	yearly	2008 - 2017

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	2.0 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	40,323.846 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Oct 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	160,205.440 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Oct 2020
M2 Growth (%)	4.3 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1983 - Oct 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	4.5 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Nov 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	37,002.1 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 1966 - Oct 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	22.893 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2010 - Jun 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	16.3 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Oct 2020
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	3,237.170 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 1966 - Oct 2020
Total Deposits (USD mn)	240,584.451 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 2001 - Oct 2020
Total Deposits Growth (%)	6.1 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Oct 2020
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	313,959.3 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - Oct 2020
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	11.8 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Oct 2020
Total Loans (USD mn)	303,636.429 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Sep 2020
Total Loans Growth (%)	12.02 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1983 - Oct 2020
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	115.86 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2011 - Jun 2020
Money Supply: M3 (QAR mn)	664,547.000 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Oct 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (QAR mn)	146,778.800 Oct 2020	monthly	Apr 2004 - Oct 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (QAR mn)	11,243.900 Dec 2018	monthly	Jan 1982 - Dec 2018
Money Supply: M3: M2 (QAR mn)	579,444.800 Aug 2020	monthly	Apr 2004 - Aug 2020
International Reserves (QAR mn)	204,361.900 Oct 2020	monthly	Apr 2004 - Oct 2020
Deposits: Commercial Banks (QAR mn)	875,727.400 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 2001 - Oct 2020

Banking Statistics	Last	Frequency	Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%)	28.5 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)	15.0 2015	yearly	2001 - 2015
Qatar Central Bank: Assets (QAR mn)	255,538.500 Oct 2020	monthly	Dec 1981 - Oct 2020
Banks: Assets: Consolidated (QAR th)	1,631,985,987.000 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Oct 2020
Liquidity Ratio: Liquid Assets to Liquid Liabilities (%)	47.100 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015
Capital Adequacy Ratio: Regulatory Tier 1 to Risk Weighted Assets (%)	13.600 2015	yearly	2001 - 2015

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates	Last	Frequency	Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa)	3.932 Oct 2020	monthly	Jul 2004 - Oct 2020
Exchange Rate against USD (QAR/USD)	3.640 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1966 - Oct 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	2.50 Oct 2020	monthly	Mar 2003 - Oct 2020
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa)	1.38 Sep 2020	monthly	Jul 2004 - Sep 2020
Deposit Rate: Money Market (% pa)	1.000 Oct 2020	monthly	Mar 2003 - Oct 2020
Foreign Exchange Rate: Average: Euro (QAR/EUR)	4.286 Oct 2020	monthly	Sep 2000 - Oct 2020

Energy	Last	Frequency	Range
Electricity Production (GWh)	5,736 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2014 - Aug 2020
Natural Gas Production: OPEC: Marketed Production (Cub m mn)	183,594.279 2019	yearly	1963 - 2019
Natural Gas: Exports (Cub m mn)	143,000.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Natural Gas: Consumption (Cub ft/Day bn)	3.974 2019	yearly	1965 - 2019
Crude Oil: Production (Barrel/Day th)	595.000 Sep 2018	monthly	Jan 2002 - Sep 2018
Crude Oil: Exports (Barrel/Day th)	524.538 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
Oil Consumption (Barrel/Day th)	346.432 2019	yearly	1965 - 2019

Tourism	Last	Frequency	Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person)	1,819,300 2018	yearly	2009 - 2018
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%)	-19.4 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Tourism Revenue (USD mn)	15,239 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Tourism Revenue Growth (%)	-3.3 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Visitor Departures (Person)	6,031,195.000 2012	yearly	1991 - 2012
Length of Stay: Overnight: Hotel (Night)	527,366.000 Dec 2019	monthly	Jan 1980 - Dec 2019

Business and Economic Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Business Confidence: Net Balance (% Point)	23.4 Mar 2019	quarterly	Jun 2014 - Mar 2019
Business Confidence Growth (% Point)	0.4 Mar 2019	quarterly	Sep 2015 - Mar 2019
Business Confidence Index (BCI): Overall (%)	23.400 Mar 2019	quarterly	Jun 2014 - Mar 2019
BCI: Mining and Quarrying: Overall (%)	21.800 Mar 2019	quarterly	Jun 2014 - Mar 2019
BCI: Manufacturing: Overall (%)	21.800 Mar 2019	quarterly	Jun 2014 - Mar 2019
BCI: Construction: Overall (%)	26.100 Mar 2019	quarterly	Jun 2014 - Mar 2019
BCI: Services: Overall (%)	25.900 Mar 2019	quarterly	Jun 2014 - Mar 2019

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (01Jan1998=1000)	9,691.0 Oct 2020	monthly	Oct 2003 - Oct 2020
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%)	89.9 2019	yearly	1997 - 2019
Market Capitalization (USD mn)	155,240.482 Oct 2020	monthly	Oct 2003 - Oct 2020
Market Capitalization: Qatar Stock Exchange (QAR mn)	590,506.947 Nov 2020	monthly	Oct 2003 - Nov 2020
Shares Traded: Qatar Stock Exchange: Value (QAR mn)	10,305.256 Oct 2020	monthly	Oct 2003 - Oct 2020
Shares Traded: Qatar Stock Exchange: Volume (Unit)	5,758,454,939.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2003 - Aug 2020
Number of Listed Companies: Qatar Stock Exchange (Unit)	45.000 2017	yearly	1998 - 2017

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicle Registered (Unit th)	1,020.000 2015	yearly	2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU)	1,338,195.000 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100)	41.690 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	461,289.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	3,917,571.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	16.288 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	138.329 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th)	42.414 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	32,307.906 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Television (USD th)	988.216 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	1,609,460.823 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	897,443.084 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Television (USD th)	104,682.583 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Number of Registered Motor Vehicles (Unit)	1,587,815.000 2018	yearly	1985 - 2018
Number of Registered Motor Vehicles: Private Transport (Unit)	415,178.000 2018	yearly	1985 - 2018

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