Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency in Qatar
Qatar: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency was -4.13 % change on previous year in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency in Qatar, 1971–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency in Qatar stood at -4.13 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 128.2% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency in Qatar peaked at 44.61 % change on previous year in 2008 and was at its lowest, -21.57 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Qatar ranks 190th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 33.35 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 32.95 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 27.17 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1975 | 27.08 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 30.92 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 9.33 % change on previous year | -69.8% |
| 1978 | 9.71 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 39.44 % change on previous year | +306.2% |
| 1980 | 34.85 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 10.13 % change on previous year | -70.9% |
| 1982 | -12.24 % change on previous year | -220.7% |
| 1983 | -14.8 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 1984 | 5.94 % change on previous year | -140.2% |
| 1985 | -10.44 % change on previous year | -275.6% |
| 1986 | -17.88 % change on previous year | +71.3% |
| 1987 | 7.79 % change on previous year | -143.5% |
| 1988 | 10.87 % change on previous year | +39.6% |
| 1989 | 7.45 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 1990 | 13.45 % change on previous year | +80.6% |
| 1991 | -6.48 % change on previous year | -148.2% |
| 1992 | 11.08 % change on previous year | -271.0% |
| 1993 | -6.4 % change on previous year | -157.8% |
| 1994 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -147.5% |
| 1995 | 10.35 % change on previous year | +240.1% |
| 1996 | 11.32 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 24.71 % change on previous year | +118.2% |
| 1998 | -9.23 % change on previous year | -137.3% |
| 1999 | 20.84 % change on previous year | -325.9% |
| 2000 | 43.3 % change on previous year | +107.8% |
| 2001 | -1.25 % change on previous year | -102.9% |
| 2002 | 10.41 % change on previous year | -934.7% |
| 2003 | 21.54 % change on previous year | +106.9% |
| 2004 | 34.84 % change on previous year | +61.8% |
| 2005 | 40.32 % change on previous year | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 36.72 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 30.93 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 44.61 % change on previous year | +44.2% |
| 2009 | -15.16 % change on previous year | -134.0% |
| 2010 | 27.94 % change on previous year | -284.3% |
| 2011 | 34.09 % change on previous year | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 11.36 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 2013 | 6.37 % change on previous year | -44.0% |
| 2014 | 3.77 % change on previous year | -40.7% |
| 2015 | -21.57 % change on previous year | -671.8% |
| 2016 | -6.19 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 2017 | 10.02 % change on previous year | -261.9% |
| 2018 | 14.64 % change on previous year | +46.1% |
| 2019 | -4.13 % change on previous year | -128.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's -4.13 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.62 % change on previous year. (65 countries reporting)
- Qatar's -4.13 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.15 % change on previous year. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +934.7% | -1.25 % change on previous year | 10.41 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -671.8% | 3.77 % change on previous year | -21.57 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.88 % change on previous year | 9.33 % change on previous year | 39.44 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.17 % change on previous year | -17.88 % change on previous year | 34.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.27 % change on previous year | -9.23 % change on previous year | 24.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.63 % change on previous year | -15.16 % change on previous year | 44.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.63 % change on previous year | -21.57 % change on previous year | 34.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 187 Lebanon -2.9 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Kuwait -3.77 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Libya -3.86 % change on previous year compare
- 191 Oman -4.33 % change on previous year compare
- 192 Liberia -5.93 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Zimbabwe -11.81 % change on previous year compare
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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 182.87 units per person (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 440.48 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency in Qatar?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency in Qatar was -4.13 % change on previous year in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 44.61 % change on previous year in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.57 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Qatar rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency?
- Qatar ranks 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.