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Qatar Retail Sales Growth

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Qatar's Retail Sales grew 0.7 % YoY in Dec 2018, compared with a 24.5 % increase in the previous year. Qatar's Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1987 to Dec 2018, with an average growth rate of 7.7 %. The data reached an all-time high of 152.7 % in Dec 1988 and a record low of -64.0 % in Dec 1989. CEIC calculates Retail Sales Growth from annual Retail Sales. The Planning and Statistics Authority provides Retail Sales in local currency. Retail Sales Growth in years 1989 and 1990 include establishments employing more than ten employees only. Retail Trade Value includes Motor Vehicles.

What was Qatar's Retail Sales Growth in 2018?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
0.7 % 2018 yearly 1987 - 2018	24.5 % 2017 yearly 1987 - 2018	-64.0 1989	152.7 1988	%	yearly	1987 - 2018 Updated on 03 Feb 2020

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Country/Region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (%)	8.3 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Jun 2020
Argentina (%)	-1.5 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2018 - Jun 2020
Armenia (%)	-17.1 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Australia (%)	12.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 1983 - Jul 2020
Austria (%)	4.7 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - Jul 2020
Azerbaijan (%)	4.4 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2007 - Aug 2020
Belarus (%)	1.6 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2008 - Aug 2020
Belgium (%)	-0.3 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%)	-12.6 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2013 - Jul 2020
Brazil (%)	5.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Bulgaria (%)	-17.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Canada (%)	3.2 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1992 - Jul 2020
Chile (%)	-11.3 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2015 - Jul 2020
China (%)	0.5 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - Aug 2020
Colombia (%)	-7.6 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2014 - Jul 2020
Croatia (%)	-4.8 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Cyprus (%)	-2.6 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Jun 2020
Czech Republic (%)	3.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Denmark (%)	5.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Egypt (%)	24.9 2013	yearly	1996 - 2013
Estonia (%)	-1.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Jun 2020
European Union (%)	1.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jul 2020
Finland (%)	4.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Jul 2020
France (%)	3.5 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Jun 2020
Georgia (%)	14.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
Germany (%)	4.1 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jul 2020
Greece (%)	-5.6 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jun 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (%)	-23.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Jul 2020
Hungary (%)	1.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Iceland (%)	9.7 Jun 2020	monthly	Feb 2002 - Jun 2020
Indonesia (%)	-10.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2011 - Aug 2020
Ireland (%)	9.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Jul 2020
Israel (%)	6.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Italy (%)	-5.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Japan (%)	-2.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Kazakhstan (%)	2.6 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Aug 2020
South Korea (%)	0.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Jul 2020
Kyrgyzstan (%)	4.7 2019	yearly	1990 - 2019
Latvia (%)	3.8 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Lithuania (%)	6.8 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Luxembourg (%)	-7.3 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Jun 2020
Macau SAR, China (%)	-62.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Jun 2020
North Macedonia (%)	-11.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2011 - Jul 2020
Malaysia (%)	-18.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Malta (%)	-13.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Mexico (%)	-17.2 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jun 2020
Moldova (%)	3.0 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2011 - Jun 2020
Mongolia (%)	-60.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2020
Montenegro (%)	-31.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - Jul 2020
Netherlands (%)	9.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
New Zealand (%)	-14.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Sep 1996 - Jun 2020
Norway (%)	13.8 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jul 2020
Poland (%)	4.3 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Portugal (%)	-3.0 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Jul 2020
Qatar (%)	0.7 2018	yearly	1987 - 2018
Romania (%)	4.2 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Russia (%)	-2.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - Aug 2020
Serbia (%)	4.7 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2004 - Jul 2020
Singapore (%)	-8.8 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1986 - Jul 2020
Slovakia (%)	1.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Slovenia (%)	-4.8 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
South Africa (%)	-8.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2020
Spain (%)	-3.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Sweden (%)	4.8 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Jul 2020
Switzerland (%)	4.2 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jul 2020
Taiwan (%)	2.6 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jul 2020
Thailand (%)	-17.4 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Jun 2020
Turkey (%)	10.6 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2011 - Jul 2020
Ukraine (%)	6.8 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jul 2020
United Kingdom (%)	2.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Aug 2020
United States (%)	2.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Aug 2020
Venezuela (%)	-53.5 Jan 2019	monthly	Jan 2005 - Jan 2019
Vietnam (%)	4.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Sep 2004 - Aug 2020

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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
GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: Private (QAR mn)	39,174.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Dec 2019
GDP: Gross Capital Formation (GCF) (QAR mn)	76,687.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Dec 2019
GDP: Goods and Services: Imports (QAR mn)	62,389.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Dec 2019
GDP: Activities of Households as Employers, Undifferentiated Goods (QAR mn)	1,127.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP: Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (QAR mn)	2,265.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP: Education (QAR mn)	3,107.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP: Financial & Insurance Activities (QAR mn)	14,194.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP: Information & Communication (QAR mn)	2,281.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP: Human Health & Social Work Activities (QAR mn)	3,689.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP: Public Administration, Compulsory Social Security (QAR mn)	13,939.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP: Transportation & Storage (QAR mn)	6,945.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP: Real Estate Activities (QAR mn)	9,673.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP: Accommodation & Food Service Activities (QAR mn)	1,320.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP: Financial Services Indirectly Measured (QAR mn)	-7,721.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (QAR mn)	153,766.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (QAR mn)	393.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP: Mining & Quarrying (QAR mn)	51,839.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP: Manufacturing (QAR mn)	10,994.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP: Electricity, Gas, Steam & Air Conditioning Supply, Water Supply (QAR mn)	1,487.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP: Construction (QAR mn)	20,720.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles & Motorcycles (QAR mn)	11,338.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
GDP per Capita (QAR th)	235.526 2017	yearly	2011 - 2017
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)	577.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2015 - Aug 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 (%)	-0.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-109.890 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 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)	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)	2.8 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)	2.788 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
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 (%)	-3.4 Jul 2020	monthly	Mar 2015 - Jul 2020
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	-0.270 Jul 2020	monthly	Mar 2015 - Jul 2020
Producer Price Index Growth (%)	-37.1 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 2015 - Jul 2020
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	2.412 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Producer Price Index (PPI) (2013=100)	39.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 2014 - Jul 2020
PPI: Mining (2013=100)	32.500 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 2014 - Jul 2020
PPI: Electricity and Water (2013=100)	97.400 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 2014 - Jul 2020
PPI: Manufacturing (2013=100)	55.200 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 2014 - Jul 2020

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Trade Balance (USD mn)	4,270.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020
Total Exports (USD mn)	10,391.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020
Total Exports Growth (%)	-42.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	207,363.406 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	16,160.440 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	11,112.872 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Imports (USD mn)	2,019.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jul 2020
Total Imports Growth (%)	-19.5 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Jul 2020
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	2.057 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	459,525.760 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	149,898.908 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	41.844 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1989 - May 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	192.616 May 2020	monthly	Jan 1981 - May 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	498.898 May 2020	monthly	May 1996 - May 2020
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	109.318 May 2020	monthly	May 1996 - May 2020
Trade Balance (QAR mn)	6,253.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2014 - 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)	715.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	1,344.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	3.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
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: Equity Securities (USD mn)	-99.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	-1.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn)	-429.670 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: Direct Investment (QAR mn)	-8,469.000 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: Transfers (QAR mn)	-12,991.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
BoP: Current Account: Income: Credit (QAR mn)	7,002.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (QAR mn)	4,893.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
BoP: Current Account: Goods (QAR mn)	34,000.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
BoP: Current Account: Income: Debit (QAR mn)	-12,988.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (QAR mn)	-30,911.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
BoP: Current Account: Income (QAR mn)	-4,009.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports: fob (QAR mn)	-25,512.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Other Investment (QAR mn)	12,396.000 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: Portfolio Investment: Assets (QAR mn)	-5,609.000 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: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (QAR mn)	-1,927.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Net Financial Derivatives (QAR mn)	2,856.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Capital (QAR mn)	-157.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
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)	-7,546.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (QAR mn)	-2,681.000 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2019
BoP: Overall Balance (QAR mn)	3,997.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
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)	18,804.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
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
Foreign Direct Investment (QAR mn)	123,300.000 2018	yearly	2008 - 2018

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	42,068.022 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Jul 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	161,577.610 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Jul 2020
M2 Growth (%)	6.2 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1983 - Jul 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	4.5 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Aug 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	37,026.3 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1966 - Jul 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	21.301 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2010 - Mar 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	18.3 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jul 2020
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	3,047.720 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1966 - Jul 2020
Total Deposits Growth (%)	7.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Jul 2020
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	2.0 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015
Total Deposits (USD mn)	241,223.489 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2001 - Jul 2020
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	300,491.6 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - Jul 2020
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	10.4 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jul 2020
Total Loans (USD mn)	298,234.148 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Jul 2020
Total Loans Growth (%)	10.66 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1983 - Jul 2020
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	105.25 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2011 - Mar 2020
Money Supply: M3 (QAR mn)	682,311.700 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1982 - Jul 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (QAR mn)	153,127.600 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 2004 - Jul 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)	598,091.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Apr 2004 - Jun 2020
International Reserves (QAR mn)	203,527.200 Jul 2020	monthly	Apr 2004 - Jul 2020
Deposits: Commercial Banks (QAR mn)	878,053.500 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 2001 - Jul 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)	264,849.900 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1981 - Jul 2020
Banks: Assets: Consolidated (QAR th)	1,615,827,061.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Jul 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)	3.941 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 2004 - Jul 2020
Exchange Rate against USD (QAR/USD)	3.640 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1966 - Aug 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	2.50 Jul 2020	monthly	Mar 2003 - Jul 2020
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa)	0.32 Jul 2020	monthly	Jul 2004 - Jul 2020
Deposit Rate: Money Market (% pa)	1.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Mar 2003 - Jul 2020
Foreign Exchange Rate: Average: Euro (QAR/EUR)	4.173 Jul 2020	monthly	Sep 2000 - Jul 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 Arrivals (Person)	6,155,518.000 2012	yearly	1991 - 2012
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
BCI: Mining and Quarrying: Overall (%)	21.800 Mar 2019	quarterly	Jun 2014 - Mar 2019
BCI: Construction: Overall (%)	26.100 Mar 2019	quarterly	Jun 2014 - Mar 2019

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (01Jan1998=1000)	9,845.2 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2003 - Aug 2020
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%)	87.4 2019	yearly	1997 - 2019
Market Capitalization (USD mn)	156,603.564 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2003 - Aug 2020
Market Capitalization: Qatar Stock Exchange (QAR mn)	570,036.974 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2003 - Aug 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)	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)	41,307.120 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Television (USD th)	929.904 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	1,609,460.823 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	963,345.574 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Television (USD th)	69,140.469 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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