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Qatar Real GDP Growth

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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Qatar expanded 0.9 % YoY in Mar 2020, following a negative growth of 0.6 % in the previous quarter. Real GDP Growth YoY data in Qatar is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2012 to Mar 2020, with an average rate of 2.8 %. The data reached an all-time high of 6.7 % in Mar 2012 and a record low of -1.4 % in Jun 2019. CEIC calculates quarterly Real GDP Growth from quarterly Real GDP. The Planning and Statistics Authority provides Real GDP in local currency, at 2018 prices. Real GDP Growth prior to Q1 2020 is calculated from Real GDP at 2013 prices.

In the latest reports, Nominal GDP of Qatar reached 42.2 USD bn in Mar 2020. Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) fell 6.3 % in Mar 2020. GDP Per Capita in Qatar reached 64,705.1 USD in Dec 2017. Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 58.1 % in Dec 2019.

What was Qatar's Real GDP Growth in Mar 2020?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
0.9 % Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2020	-0.6 % Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2020	-1.4 Jun 2019	6.7 Mar 2012	%	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 Updated on 30 Jul 2020

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Country/Region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (%)	-0.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
Algeria (%)	0.8 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019
Argentina (%)	-0.5 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Dec 2019
Armenia (%)	3.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020
Australia (%)	1.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1960 - Mar 2020
Austria (%)	-2.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1989 - Mar 2020
Azerbaijan (%)	-0.5 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Dec 2019
Bahrain (%)	-1.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
Belarus (%)	-0.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Mar 2020
Belgium (%)	-14.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Bolivia (%)	0.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1991 - Mar 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%)	2.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
Botswana (%)	2.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Mar 2020
Brazil (%)	-0.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2020
Brunei (%)	2.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Mar 2020
Bulgaria (%)	-8.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Cambodia (%)	7.1 2019	yearly	1994 - 2019
Canada (%)	-0.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1962 - Mar 2020
Chile (%)	0.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Mar 2020
China (%)	3.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Jun 2020
Colombia (%)	-15.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Croatia (%)	0.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
Cyprus (%)	-11.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Czech Republic (%)	-2.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2020
Denmark (%)	-0.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2020
Ecuador (%)	-2.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Egypt (%)	5.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 2002 - Mar 2020
Estonia (%)	4.0 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Dec 2019
European Union (%)	-2.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
Finland (%)	-4.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Mar 2020
France (%)	-19.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1950 - Jun 2020
Georgia (%)	2.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Mar 2020
Germany (%)	-2.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2020
Greece (%)	-0.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (%)	-8.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1991 - Jun 2020
Hungary (%)	-13.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Iceland (%)	-0.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
India (%)	3.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2005 - Mar 2020
Indonesia (%)	-5.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Iran (%)	-12.1 Mar 2019	quarterly	Jun 1989 - Mar 2019
Ireland (%)	5.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
Israel (%)	0.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
Italy (%)	-17.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1982 - Jun 2020
Ivory Coast (%)	7.4 2018	yearly	1966 - 2018
Japan (%)	-1.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1956 - Mar 2020
Jordan (%)	1.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
Kazakhstan (%)	4.9 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Dec 2019
Kenya (%)	5.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
South Korea (%)	-3.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1961 - Jun 2020
Kosovo (%)	1.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Kuwait (%)	0.4 2019	yearly	1971 - 2019
Kyrgyzstan (%)	4.5 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Laos (%)	6.2 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
Latvia (%)	-9.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Lebanon (%)	-1.9 2018	yearly	2005 - 2018
Lithuania (%)	-3.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 1995 - Jun 2020
Luxembourg (%)	-0.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
Macau SAR, China (%)	-48.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Mar 2020
North Macedonia (%)	0.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020
Malawi (%)	4.0 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
Malaysia (%)	-17.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Malta (%)	0.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020
Mauritius (%)	-2.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%)	-18.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Jun 2020
Moldova (%)	0.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
Mongolia (%)	-10.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Montenegro (%)	2.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Morocco (%)	0.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Myanmar (%)	6.8 2018	yearly	2012 - 2018
Nepal (%)	2.3 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
Netherlands (%)	-9.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Jun 2020
New Zealand (%)	-0.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1983 - Mar 2020
Nigeria (%)	1.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Norway (%)	1.8 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1979 - Dec 2019
Oman (%)	-0.8 2019	yearly	1999 - 2019
Pakistan (%)	3.3 2019	yearly	2001 - 2019
Panama (%)	3.3 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Dec 2019
Paraguay (%)	3.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Mar 2020
Peru (%)	-3.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Mar 2020
Philippines (%)	-16.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Poland (%)	1.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
Portugal (%)	1.8 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2019
Qatar (%)	0.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Mar 2020
Romania (%)	-10.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Russia (%)	1.6 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Dec 2019
Saudi Arabia (%)	-1.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Serbia (%)	4.5 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Sep 2019
Singapore (%)	-13.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Jun 2020
Slovakia (%)	-14.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Slovenia (%)	-3.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
South Africa (%)	-0.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1961 - Mar 2020
Spain (%)	-22.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Sri Lanka (%)	-1.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Sudan (%)	5.6 2018	yearly	1983 - 2018
Sweden (%)	-8.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1982 - Jun 2020
Switzerland (%)	-1.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1966 - Mar 2020
Syria (%)	-1.5 2017	yearly	1961 - 2017
Taiwan (%)	-0.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1983 - Jun 2020
Tajikistan (%)	7.2 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Sep 2019
Thailand (%)	-1.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Tunisia (%)	-1.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020
Turkey (%)	4.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 2020
Ukraine (%)	-1.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Mar 2020
United Arab Emirates (%)	1.7 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
United Kingdom (%)	-21.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1956 - Jun 2020
United States (%)	-9.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1948 - Jun 2020
Uruguay (%)	-1.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Mar 2020
Venezuela (%)	-26.8 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Mar 2019
Vietnam (%)	7.0 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Yemen (%)	-10.0 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017

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National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	42,243.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
Real GDP Growth (%)	0.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Mar 2020
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	-5.495 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Mar 2020
GDP per Capita (USD)	64,705.059 2017	yearly	2000 - 2017
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	-6.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Mar 2020
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	10,762.088 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Dec 2019
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	23.5 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	8,605.769 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Dec 2019
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	18.4 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
Investment: % of GDP (%)	44.4 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
Gross National Product (USD mn)	179,056.593 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
Gross Savings Rate (%)	58.1 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	164,940.484 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	83,263.488 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	5.037 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	91.043 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Dec 2019
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)	4,625.000 2018	yearly	1988 - 2018
Number of Building Permits Issued (Unit)	572.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2015 - Jun 2020
No of New Building Permits: Residential (Unit)	3,435.000 2018	yearly	1988 - 2018
No of New Building Permits: Non Residential (Unit)	1,190.000 2018	yearly	1988 - 2018
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 (%)	0.1 2020	yearly	2006 - 2020
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-109.890 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
National Government Debt (USD mn)	26,518.681 2012	yearly	2003 - 2012
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	15.0 2012	yearly	2006 - 2012
Forecast: Government Expenditure (QAR bn)	228.376 2024	yearly	1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (QAR bn)	265.444 2024	yearly	1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (QAR bn)	272.973 2024	yearly	1990 - 2024
General Government Revenue (QAR mn)	57,171.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2019
Government Expenditure: Current (QAR mn)	120,500.000 2020	yearly	1975 - 2020
General Government Expenditure (QAR mn)	50,349.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2019
General Government Balance (QAR mn)	6,823.000 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2019

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Population (Person mn)	2.6 2019	yearly	1984 - 2019
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	88.3 2018	yearly	2006 - 2018
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)	2.788 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
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: Female (Person)	1,256.000 2018	yearly	2006 - 2018
Unemployment: Male (Person)	925.000 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
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 (%)	-3.4 Jun 2020	monthly	Mar 2015 - Jun 2020
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	-0.704 Jun 2020	monthly	Mar 2015 - Jun 2020
Producer Price Index Growth (%)	-40.7 Jun 2020	monthly	Apr 2015 - Jun 2020
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	2.412 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
PPI: Mining (2013=100)	29.800 Jun 2020	monthly	Apr 2014 - Jun 2020
PPI: Electricity and Water (2013=100)	98.200 Jun 2020	monthly	Apr 2014 - Jun 2020
PPI: Manufacturing (2013=100)	54.600 Jun 2020	monthly	Apr 2014 - Jun 2020

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Trade Balance (USD mn)	4,273.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020
Total Exports (USD mn)	10,394.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020
Total Exports Growth (%)	-42.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	1,592,538.217 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	3,319.256 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	4,727.676 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Total Imports (USD mn)	1,885.7 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jun 2020
Total Imports Growth (%)	-14.8 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jun 2020
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	2.057 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	506,308.092 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	161,965.119 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	50.641 Apr 2020	monthly	Jan 1989 - Apr 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	212.684 Apr 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - Apr 2020
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	120.708 Apr 2020	monthly	May 1996 - Apr 2020
Trade Balance (QAR mn)	5,876.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2014 - Jun 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
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	4,229.1 2019	yearly	1978 - 2019
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	2.309 2019	yearly	1978 - 2019
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	-2,081.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	-4.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn)	1,235.989 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn)	-99.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn)	1,304.9 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	-1.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	-529.396 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 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)	7.573 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (QAR mn)	4,989.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Other Investment (QAR mn)	12,396.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Transfers (QAR mn)	-14,895.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Income: Credit (QAR mn)	8,528.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (QAR mn)	1,216.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Transfers: Debit (QAR mn)	-15,252.000 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2018
BoP: Current Account: Goods (QAR mn)	36,646.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Income: Debit (QAR mn)	-12,988.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Capital (QAR mn)	-102.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Portfolio Investment: Assets (QAR mn)	-5,609.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (QAR mn)	-33,301.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Portfolio Investment (QAR mn)	-620.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Income (QAR mn)	-4,460.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Net Financial Derivatives (QAR mn)	-501.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Exports: fob (QAR mn)	65,734.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial (QAR mn)	2,806.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Direct Investment (QAR mn)	-8,469.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Other Investment: Assets (QAR mn)	-22,934.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Other Investment: Liabilities (QAR mn)	35,330.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports: fob (QAR mn)	-29,088.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (QAR mn)	-2,681.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Overall Balance (QAR mn)	1,239.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Change in Reserves (QAR mn)	-1,239.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services (QAR mn)	-16,075.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (QAR mn)	17,226.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
External Debt: Government: USD (USD mn)	16,396.000 2011	yearly	2001 - 2011
Foreign Direct Investment: Financial and Insurance Activities (QAR mn)	12,900.000 2017	yearly	2008 - 2017

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	40,302.885 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Jun 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	164,310.714 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Jun 2020
M2 Growth (%)	7.0 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1983 - Jun 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	4.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	37,475.1 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1966 - Jun 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	21.301 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2010 - Mar 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	19.9 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jun 2020
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	2,584.121 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1966 - Jun 2020
Total Deposits Growth (%)	7.1 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Jun 2020
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	2.0 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015
Total Deposits (USD mn)	242,909.615 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2001 - Jun 2020
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	297,570.9 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - Jun 2020
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	11.0 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jun 2020
Total Loans (USD mn)	293,338.379 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Jun 2020
Total Loans Growth (%)	10.894 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1983 - May 2020
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	105.25 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2011 - Mar 2020
Money Supply: M3 (QAR mn)	688,492.600 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Jun 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (QAR mn)	146,702.500 Jun 2020	monthly	Apr 2004 - Jun 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)	583,393.400 May 2020	monthly	Apr 2004 - May 2020
International Reserves (QAR mn)	203,268.900 Jun 2020	monthly	Apr 2004 - Jun 2020
Deposits: Commercial Banks (QAR mn)	884,191.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2001 - Jun 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)	259,079.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1981 - Jun 2020
Banks: Assets: Consolidated (QAR th)	1,598,748,620.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Jun 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)	3.872 Jun 2020	monthly	Jul 2004 - Jun 2020
Exchange Rate against USD (QAR/USD)	3.640 Apr 2020	monthly	Jan 1966 - Apr 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	2.50 Jun 2020	monthly	Mar 2003 - Jun 2020
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa)	0.48 Jun 2020	monthly	Jul 2004 - Jun 2020
Deposit Rate: Money Market (% pa)	1.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Mar 2003 - Jun 2020
Foreign Exchange Rate: Average: Euro (QAR/EUR)	4.097 Jun 2020	monthly	Sep 2000 - Jun 2020

Energy	Last	Frequency	Range
Electricity Production (GWh)	47,913 2018	yearly	1971 - 2018
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

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (01Jan1998=1000)	9,368.2 Jul 2020	monthly	Oct 2003 - Jul 2020
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%)	87.4 2019	yearly	1997 - 2019
Market Capitalization (USD mn)	150,461.232 Jul 2020	monthly	Oct 2003 - Jul 2020
Market Capitalization: Qatar Stock Exchange (QAR mn)	547,678.884 Jul 2020	monthly	Oct 2003 - Jul 2020
Shares Traded: Qatar Stock Exchange: Value (QAR mn)	6,117.890 May 2020	monthly	Oct 2003 - May 2020
Shares Traded: Qatar Stock Exchange: Volume (Unit)	3,502,314,703.000 May 2020	monthly	Oct 2003 - May 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)	1,835,000.000 2018	yearly	2008 - 2018
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100)	41.690 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	452,088.000 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	3,945,978.000 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	16.252 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	141.856 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th)	42.414 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	33,354.559 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Exports: Television (USD th)	1,172.400 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	1,609,460.823 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	871,037.269 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Imports: Television (USD th)	100,584.829 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
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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