General government final consumption expenditure in Qatar
Qatar: General government final consumption expenditure was 12.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Qatar, 1980–2022
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Qatar is 12.9%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 22.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Qatar peaked at 45.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2008.
Qatar ranks 132nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.6% | — |
| 1981 | 25.8% | +31.5% |
| 1982 | 26.1% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 34.8% | +33.1% |
| 1984 | 36.1% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 35.2% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 45.6% | +29.5% |
| 1987 | 44.3% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 45.4% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 38.8% | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 32.9% | -15.3% |
| 1991 | 35.7% | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 33.3% | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 36.0% | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 34.5% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 31.9% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 33.0% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 31.6% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +53.6% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.2% | 19.6% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.4% | 25.7% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 10.2% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 11.0% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 12.9% | 22.0% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Qatar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9074 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 9.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 27,181 current US$ per person (2022)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 98,939 current LCU per person (2022)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -10.39 % change on previous year (2020)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Qatar?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Qatar was 12.9% in 2022, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2008.
- How does Qatar rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Qatar ranks 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.