Qatar Labour Productivity Growth

2012 - 2019 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Qatar Labour Productivity Growth

  • Qatar Labour Productivity dropped by 0.98 % YoY in Dec 2019, compared with a drop of 0.23 % in the previous year
  • Qatar Labour Productivity Growth data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2012 to Dec 2019, averaging at -1.86 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 1.35 % in Dec 2017 and a record low of -10.66 % in Dec 2015

CEIC calculates Labour Productivity Growth from annual Real GDP and annual Employment. The Planning and Statistics Authority provides Real GDP in local currency, at 2013 prices, and Employment. Labor Force Survey excludes Self-Employed persons.


Further information about Qatar Labour Productivity Growth

  • In the latest reports, Qatar Population reached 2.79 Person mn in Jun 2020
  • Its Unemployment Rate remained the same at 0.10 % in Dec 2019
  • Monthly Earnings of Qatar stood at 3,310.99 USD in Dec 2021
  • The country's Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 87.70 % in Dec 2022

View Qatar's Labour Productivity Growth from 2012 to 2019 in the chart:

Qatar Labour Productivity Growth

What was Qatar's Labour Productivity Growth in 2019?

Qatar Labour Productivity dropped by 0.98 % YoY in Dec 2019, compared with a drop of 0.23 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-0.98 2019 -0.23 2018 -10.66 2015 1.35 2017 % yearly 2012 - 2019

Labour Productivity Growth by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 0.50 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2023
Algeria (%) -4.67 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Argentina (%) -3.50 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Armenia (%) 5.60 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2023
Australia (%) -1.70 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1979 - Dec 2023
Austria (%) -2.26 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 0.47 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2023
Bahrain (%) -3.69 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (%) 5.11 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Belarus (%) 7.87 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Belgium (%) 0.10 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Bolivia (%) -0.64 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 3.24 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Botswana (%) 7.30 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2022
Brazil (%) 1.52 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Brunei (%) -0.76 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Bulgaria (%) 0.68 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (%) 1.17 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Canada (%) -1.21 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) -1.31 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2023
China (%) 4.22 2023 yearly 1953 - 2023
Colombia (%) -2.02 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Croatia (%) 8.79 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2023
Cyprus (%) 0.57 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2005 - Dec 2023
Czech Republic (%) 1.06 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2023
Denmark (%) 2.32 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (%) 0.87 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Egypt (%) -3.15 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Estonia (%) -4.78 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
European Union (%) -1.05 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Finland (%) -1.24 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2023
France (%) -0.19 2022 yearly 1979 - 2022
Georgia (%) 4.42 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
Germany (%) -0.88 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) -0.40 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Greece (%) 0.13 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 4.63 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1982 - Dec 2023
Hungary (%) -0.78 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Iceland (%) -2.99 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
India (%) 2.38 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Indonesia (%) 1.63 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Iran (%) -2.03 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Ireland (%) -11.70 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Israel (%) -6.61 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
Italy (%) -1.13 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2023
Ivory Coast (%) 3.02 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Japan (%) 0.65 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Jordan (%) 1.17 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Kazakhstan (%) 2.00 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Kenya (%) -2.44 2021 yearly 2011 - 2021
South Korea (%) 1.11 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1983 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (%) -0.46 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2017 - Mar 2023
Kuwait (%) 1.29 2018 yearly 1993 - 2018
Kyrgyzstan (%) 7.14 2022 yearly 1993 - 2022
Laos (%) -0.89 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Latvia (%) -1.41 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (%) -9.16 2021 yearly 1992 - 2021
Lithuania (%) -2.16 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (%) -2.38 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 80.89 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
North Macedonia (%) 1.24 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Malawi (%) -4.08 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Malaysia (%) 0.46 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Malta (%) 0.89 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (%) 4.55 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Mexico (%) 0.64 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1996 - Dec 2023
Moldova (%) -1.25 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Mongolia (%) 3.77 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) -5.22 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Morocco (%) 5.72 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Mozambique (%) -0.29 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Myanmar (%) 63.00 2021 yearly 1992 - 2021
Nepal (%) 0.58 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Netherlands (%) -1.26 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
New Zealand (%) -4.09 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1988 - Sep 2023
Nigeria (%) 1.14 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2018
Norway (%) -0.17 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Oman (%) -5.73 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
Pakistan (%) -1.23 2019 yearly 2001 - 2019
Palestinian Territory (%) 1.78 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2023
Panama (%) 5.30 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Paraguay (%) 1.10 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2023
Peru (%) -1.00 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Philippines (%) -0.82 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Poland (%) 1.43 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Portugal (%) 0.97 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Qatar (%) -0.98 2019 yearly 2012 - 2019
Romania (%) 0.71 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Russia (%) 2.89 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) -3.93 2022 yearly 1971 - 2022
Serbia (%) 4.48 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2023
Singapore (%) -0.80 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (%) 0.67 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Slovenia (%) 1.51 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
South Africa (%) -3.56 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2023
Spain (%) -1.53 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 1.62 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2013 - Sep 2023
Sudan (%) 3.26 2010 yearly 1996 - 2010
Sweden (%) -1.16 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2023
Switzerland (%) -2.27 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 5.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 3,296.703 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
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) 249.083 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (QAR bn) 346.453 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (QAR bn) 343.667 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
General Government Revenue (QAR mn) 61,800.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
General Government Expenditure (QAR mn) 49,800.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
General Government Balance (QAR mn) 12,000.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
General Government Expenditure: Salaries and Wages (QAR mn) 14,900.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 8.685 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,798.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 8,487.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -9.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,093,672.588 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 38,487.089 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 31,566.854 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,387.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Apr 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) 38.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 519,194.263 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 266,626.598 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 130.527 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 261.264 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Jan 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 2,054.670 Jan 2024 monthly May 1996 - Jan 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 487.637 Jan 2024 monthly May 1996 - Jan 2024
Exports: SITC: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Materials (QAR mn) 8,206.000 2021 yearly 1989 - 2021
Exports: SITC: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (QAR mn) 257,684.000 2021 yearly 1989 - 2021
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Transport Equipment (QAR mn) 8,401.000 2021 yearly 1989 - 2021
Exports: SITC: Chemicals and Related Products (QAR mn) 29,265.000 2021 yearly 1989 - 2021
Exports: SITC: Crude Materials and Inedible excl Fuels (QAR mn) 2,286.000 2021 yearly 1989 - 2021
Exports: Asia: South Korea (QAR mn) 51,998.724 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Exports: Asia: Japan (QAR mn) 45,754.146 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Exports: Asia: India (QAR mn) 55,142.655 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Exports: Asia: China (QAR mn) 75,649.288 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Exports: Asia: Singapore (QAR mn) 24,261.305 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Imports: SITC: Other Manufactured Goods (QAR mn) 17,910.000 2021 yearly 1971 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,516.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 9,392.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 15.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 64.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.7 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 121.429 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -7.7 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 176.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -55.220 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 194,500.0 2018 yearly 2000 - 2018
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 106.1 2018 yearly 2000 - 2018
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 27.380 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Foreign Trade Directions: Exports: China (QAR mn) 7,479.000 Jan 2024 monthly May 2017 - Jan 2024
Foreign Trade Directions: Imports: China (QAR mn) 1,775.000 Jan 2024 monthly May 2017 - Jan 2024
Foreign Trade Directions: Imports: United States of America (QAR mn) 951.000 Jan 2024 monthly May 2017 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Exports: fob (QAR mn) 89,779.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial (QAR mn) -28,487.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (QAR mn) -38,355.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Other Investment (QAR mn) -12,822.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Income: Debit (QAR mn) -20,542.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Overall Balance (QAR mn) 4,078.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Portfolio Investment (QAR mn) -11,756.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Income (QAR mn) -5,154.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Other Investment: Liabilities (QAR mn) -15,778.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (QAR mn) -1,566.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services (QAR mn) -10,642.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (QAR mn) 442.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Net Financial Derivatives (QAR mn) 1,378.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Income: Credit (QAR mn) 15,388.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Portfolio Investment: Assets (QAR mn) -12,198.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Direct Investment (QAR mn) -5,287.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Transfers (QAR mn) -12,723.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Financial: Other Investment: Assets (QAR mn) 2,956.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (QAR mn) 27,713.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (QAR mn) 34,190.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Transfers: Debit (QAR mn) -15,252.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2018
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports: fob (QAR mn) -27,070.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods (QAR mn) 62,709.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital & Financial Account: Capital (QAR mn) -59.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
BoP: Change in Reserves (QAR mn) -4,078.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Financial and Insurance Activities (QAR mn) 12,900.000 2017 yearly 2008 - 2017
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.7 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 38,255.769 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 198,531.731 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2023
M2 Growth (%) 4.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 43,374.1 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1966 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 18.904 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 11.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 6,612.473 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1966 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 278,660.632 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 385,191.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 362,504.533 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.99 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 101.37 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2023
Money Supply: M3 (QAR mn) 846,804.500 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
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) 734,882.700 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2004 - Jan 2024
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (QAR mn) 146,141.200 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2004 - Jan 2024
International Reserves (QAR mn) 246,047.600 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2004 - Jan 2024
Deposits: Commercial Banks (QAR mn) 1,014,324.700 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -3.6 Mar 2020 quarterly Jun 2015 - Mar 2020
Business Confidence Index (BCI): Overall (%) 20.200 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2020
BCI: Mining and Quarrying: Overall (%) 15.800 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2020
BCI: Services: Overall (%) 22.600 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2020
BCI: Manufacturing: Overall (%) 22.000 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2020
BCI: Construction: Overall (%) 21.300 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2020

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