Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income
Qatar: the economy in numbers
Per person: $72,525, or $128,883 at purchasing power parity. Population: 2.97 million (2025).
$216B+2.9%real GDP growth, 2025
GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #56 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: −15.6%.
GDP per capita
$72,525
2025 · #18 of 204
GDP per capita, PPP
$128,883
2025 · #5 of 197
Inflation
0.6%
2025 · IMF forecast 2026: 3.6%
Government debt
42.5%
2025 · % of GDP, general government
Population
2.97M
2025 · #138 of 217
Unemployment
0.1%
2025 · ILO estimate
Stock market capitalization
82.1%
2025 · % of GDP · $177B
Life expectancy
82.5 years
2024
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $2.5 billion in 1970, $216 billion in 2025.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $21,527 per person in 1970, $72,525 in 2025.
GDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPP (international $)
Real GDP growth
Average over 2016–2025: 1.3% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1971: 9 of 55.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose 2.07 times from 2000 to 2024. Highest annual inflation: 15.1% in 2008.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 1990: 81.8% of GDP in 1999. IMF forecast for 2031: 35.7%.
Stock market capitalization, % of GDP
In 2025 listed domestic companies were worth $177 billion, or 82.1% of GDP.
Population
1960: 36,010 · 2025: 2.97 million.
Unemployment rate
1991: 0.9% · 2025: 0.1%.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 57.8 years · 2024: 82.5 years.
Exports of goods and services
1980: 73.7% · 2022: 68.6%.
Data by year
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| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Unemployment | Stock market, % GDP | Life expectancy | Exports, % GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 3.3%f | 2.0%f | 35.7%f | ||||||||
| 2030 | 5.2%f | 2.0%f | 36.0%f | ||||||||
| 2029 | 5.5%f | 2.0%f | 36.8%f | ||||||||
| 2028 | 11.1%f | 2.0%f | 37.6%f | ||||||||
| 2027 | 18.8%f | 3.1%f | 39.5%f | ||||||||
| 2026 | −15.6%f | 3.6%f | 46.4%f | ||||||||
| 2025 | $216B | $72,525 | $128,883 | 2.9% | 0.6% | 42.5% | 2.97M | 0.1% | 82.1% | ||
| 2024 | $216B | $75,685 | $126,713 | 3.1% | 1.3% | 41.4% | 2.86M | 0.1% | 78.7% | 82.5 | |
| 2023 | $213B | $80,196 | $129,025 | 1.2% | 3.0% | 42.8% | 2.66M | 0.1% | 80.5% | 82.4 | |
| 2022 | $236B | $88,701 | $122,901 | 4.2% | 5.0% | 42.6% | 2.66M | 0.1% | 70.4% | 81.9 | 68.6% |
| 2021 | $180B | $71,752 | $116,833 | 1.6% | 2.3% | 58.4% | 2.5M | 0.1% | 102.0% | 81.1 | 58.7% |
| 2020 | $144B | $51,684 | $82,149 | −3.6% | −2.5% | 72.6% | 2.79M | 0.1% | 114.5% | 80.4 | 49.1% |
| 2019 | $176B | $66,841 | $107,502 | 0.7% | −0.7% | 62.1% | 2.64M | 0.1% | 90.7% | 82.9 | 52.2% |
| 2018 | $183B | $71,040 | $110,033 | 1.2% | 0.3% | 52.2% | 2.58M | 0.1% | 88.9% | 82.7 | 55.9% |
| 2017 | $161B | $63,280 | $99,358 | −1.5% | 0.4% | 51.6% | 2.55M | 0.1% | 81.1% | 82.5 | 52.9% |
| 2016 | $152B | $61,254 | $89,935 | 3.1% | 2.7% | 46.7% | 2.48M | 0.1% | 102.0% | 82.1 | 47.7% |
| 2015 | $162B | $68,985 | $102,546 | 4.8% | 1.8% | 35.5% | 2.34M | 0.2% | 88.1% | 81.8 | 57.1% |
| 2014 | $206B | $95,841 | $148,389 | 4.1% | 3.3% | 24.9% | 2.15M | 0.2% | 90.1% | 81.4 | 68.0% |
| 2013 | $199B | $103,697 | $169,203 | 4.4% | 3.2% | 30.9% | 1.92M | 0.3% | 76.8% | 81.0 | 72.7% |
| 2012 | $187B | $108,470 | $180,939 | 4.6% | 2.3% | 32.1% | 1.72M | 0.5% | 80.5 | 76.5% | |
| 2011 | $168B | $103,262 | $174,620 | 13.0% | 1.1% | 33.5% | 1.62M | 0.6% | 80.0 | 72.6% | |
| 2010 | $125B | $77,387 | $152,121 | 16.7% | −2.4% | 30.4% | 1.62M | 0.5% | 79.4 | 62.3% | |
| 2009 | $97.8B | $60,786 | $129,387 | 12.0% | −4.9% | 36.0% | 1.61M | 0.3% | 78.8 | 51.1% | |
| 2008 | $115B | $80,781 | $129,506 | 17.7% | 15.1% | 11.4% | 1.43M | 0.3% | 66.4% | 78.3 | 61.4% |
| 2007 | $79.7B | $65,954 | $127,493 | 18.0% | 13.8% | 9.4% | 1.21M | 0.5% | 119.8% | 77.7 | 60.3% |
| 2006 | $60.9B | $62,582 | $130,705 | 26.2% | 11.8% | 13.9% | 973K | 0.9% | 77.3 | 62.8% | |
| 2005 | $44.5B | $53,950 | $118,444 | 7.5% | 8.8% | 19.1% | 825K | 0.9% | 76.9 | 65.1% | |
| 2004 | $31.7B | $41,036 | $114,033 | 19.2% | 6.8% | 30.1% | 773K | 0.9% | 76.5 | 64.2% | |
| 2003 | $23.5B | $31,602 | $96,729 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 38.8% | 745K | 0.9% | 76.1 | 61.7% | |
| 2002 | $19.4B | $27,227 | $95,759 | 7.2% | 0.2% | 47.7% | 711K | 0.9% | 75.8 | 60.3% | |
| 2001 | $17.5B | $25,871 | $92,294 | 3.9% | 1.5% | 59.2% | 678K | 0.9% | 75.5 | 65.9% | |
| 2000 | $17.8B | $27,535 | $91,311 | 8.0% | 1.7% | 51.6% | 645K | 0.9% | 75.2 | 67.3% | |
| 1999 | $12.4B | $20,234 | $87,037 | 4.3% | 2.2% | 81.8% | 612K | 0.9% | 75.0 | 60.0% | |
| 1998 | $10.3B | $17,665 | $86,828 | 11.2% | 3.0% | 76.6% | 581K | 0.9% | 74.9 | 51.1% | |
| 1997 | $11.3B | $20,523 | $81,414 | 30.0% | 4.8% | 54.4% | 550K | 0.9% | 74.7 | 48.3% | |
| 1996 | $9.06B | $17,125 | $64,059 | 4.4% | 4.9% | 57.8% | 529K | 0.9% | 74.6 | 43.7% | |
| 1995 | $8.14B | $15,823 | $61,993 | 2.4% | 3.0% | 50.2% | 514K | 0.9% | 74.4 | 44.3% | |
| 1994 | $7.37B | $14,765 | $61,062 | 1.4% | 1.3% | 54.8% | 499K | 0.9% | 74.2 | 44.9% | |
| 1993 | $7.16B | $14,770 | $60,763 | −1.3% | −0.9% | 46.3% | 485K | 0.9% | 74.1 | 46.1% | |
| 1992 | $7.65B | $16,280 | $62,061 | 11.3% | 3.1% | 19.9% | 470K | 0.9% | 73.9 | 51.0% | |
| 1991 | $6.88B | $15,133 | $56,276 | −1.7% | 4.4% | 21.8% | 455K | 0.9% | 73.7 | 47.4% | |
| 1990 | $7.36B | $16,722 | $57,201 | 3.4% | 3.0% | 12.6% | 440K | 73.4 | 53.5% | ||
| 1989 | $6.49B | $15,243 | 6.2% | 3.3% | 426K | 73.1 | 42.3% | ||||
| 1988 | $6.04B | $14,682 | 5.9% | 4.6% | 411K | 72.8 | 37.5% | ||||
| 1987 | $5.45B | $13,719 | 0.0% | 2.7% | 397K | 72.5 | 41.3% | ||||
| 1986 | $5.05B | $13,213 | 5.3% | 0.8% | 382K | 72.2 | 39.9% | ||||
| 1985 | $6.15B | $16,815 | −2.1% | 1.9% | 366K | 71.8 | 51.4% | ||||
| 1984 | $6.87B | $19,749 | 4.7% | 1.1% | 348K | 71.5 | 53.8% | ||||
| 1983 | $6.48B | $19,669 | −1.8% | 2.7% | 330K | 71.1 | 54.0% | ||||
| 1982 | $7.61B | $24,431 | −6.9% | 5.7% | 312K | 70.7 | 60.5% | ||||
| 1981 | $8.67B | $29,543 | 0.9% | 8.5% | 294K | 70.3 | 68.0% | ||||
| 1980 | $7.84B | $28,407 | −1.0% | 6.8% | 276K | 69.9 | 73.7% | ||||
| 1979 | $5.63B | $21,777 | 5.2% | 259K | 69.5 | ||||||
| 1978 | $4.05B | $16,757 | 8.9% | 242K | 69.1 | ||||||
| 1977 | $3.62B | $16,058 | −7.3% | 225K | 68.6 | ||||||
| 1976 | $3.28B | $15,710 | 8.3% | 209K | 68.2 | ||||||
| 1975 | $2.51B | $13,014 | 5.9% | 193K | 67.7 | ||||||
| 1974 | $2.4B | $13,540 | 5.9% | 177K | 67.2 | ||||||
| 1973 | $794M | $4,905 | 10.8% | 162K | 66.6 | ||||||
| 1972 | $510M | $3,483 | 11.1% | 147K | 66.1 | ||||||
| 1971 | $388M | $2,952 | 10.0% | 131K | 65.5 | ||||||
| 1970 | $302M | $2,594 | 116K | 64.9 | |||||||
| 1969 | 103K | 64.2 | |||||||||
| 1968 | 91.7K | 63.6 | |||||||||
| 1967 | 81.4K | 62.9 | |||||||||
| 1966 | 72.2K | 62.2 | |||||||||
| 1965 | 64.1K | 61.4 | |||||||||
| 1964 | 56.9K | 60.7 | |||||||||
| 1963 | 50.4K | 60.0 | |||||||||
| 1962 | 44.6K | 59.2 | |||||||||
| 1961 | 39.7K | 58.5 | |||||||||
| 1960 | 36K | 57.8 |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast. Inflation: IMF data for 2025, World Bank for the other years.
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Rankings
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Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)