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GDP growth in Qatar

Is that economy growing or stalling?

Qatar's gdp growth is 2.90 % — #64 of 127 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.

2.90%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2025

Source: World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt)

GDP growth in Qatar over time

26.17 %11.31 %-3.56 %26.17 % · 2006-3.56 % · 20202000: 8.03 %2001: 3.90 %2002: 7.18 %2003: 3.72 %2004: 19.22 %2005: 7.49 %2006: 26.17 %2007: 17.99 %2008: 17.66 %2009: 11.96 %2010: 16.73 %2011: 13.02 %2012: 4.63 %2013: 4.43 %2014: 4.12 %2015: 4.75 %2016: 3.06 %2017: -1.50 %2018: 1.23 %2019: 0.69 %2020: -3.56 %2021: 1.63 %2022: 4.19 %2023: 1.19 %2024: 3.11 %2025: 2.90 %2000201220252.90 %
26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#64 of 127
higher is better
Ranked behind
50 %
63 of 127 countries
Latest move
▼ 0.21 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
23.27 pp
peak 26.17 % in 2006
Full series
▼ 5.13 pp
since 2000

In Asia: #25 of 36vs median 2.90 %: −0.00 pp (worse)

Among 127 countries

4 of 127 countries between -2.71 % and -2.14 %2 of 127 countries between -2.14 % and -1.56 %1 of 127 countries between -1.56 % and -0.99 %3 of 127 countries between -0.99 % and -0.41 %12 of 127 countries between 0.16 % and 0.74 %11 of 127 countries between 0.74 % and 1.31 %12 of 127 countries between 1.31 % and 1.89 %9 of 127 countries between 1.89 % and 2.47 %14 of 127 countries between 2.47 % and 3.04 %13 of 127 countries between 3.04 % and 3.62 %11 of 127 countries between 3.62 % and 4.19 %10 of 127 countries between 4.19 % and 4.77 %6 of 127 countries between 4.77 % and 5.34 %3 of 127 countries between 5.34 % and 5.92 %1 of 127 countries between 5.92 % and 6.49 %2 of 127 countries between 6.49 % and 7.07 %3 of 127 countries between 7.07 % and 7.64 %2 of 127 countries between 7.64 % and 8.22 %2 of 127 countries between 8.22 % and 8.79 %2 of 127 countries between 9.37 % and 9.95 %4 of 127 countries between 10.52 % and 11.10 %median 2.90 %Qatar: ahead of 50 % of the 127 countries with a published gdp growthQatar 2.90 %-2.71 %11.10 %
Half of all 127 countries sit between 1.30 % and 4.37 %. Qatar is ahead of 50 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGDP growthvs Qatar
62 Denmark2.93 %+0.03 pp
63 Lithuania2.92 %+0.02 pp
64 Qatar2.90 %—
65 Jordan2.83 %−0.08 pp
66 Spain2.82 %−0.08 pp

Annual real GDP growth (World Bank).

How to read this figure

Annual growth of real GDP (World Bank) — the size of the economy adjusted for inflation. Population growth matters: a country can grow 2 % while its GDP per person stands still.

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