Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate (US annual) in Qatar
Qatar: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate (US annual) was 2.19 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Qatar, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Qatar is 2.19 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 122.8% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Qatar peaked at 45.92 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -21.57 % change on previous year, in 2015.
That places Qatar 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate (US annual) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.4 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 44.36 % change on previous year | +36.9% |
| 1973 | 45.92 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 28.74 % change on previous year | -37.4% |
| 1975 | 27.62 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 29.84 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 9.45 % change on previous year | -68.3% |
| 1978 | 12.03 % change on previous year | +27.3% |
| 1979 | 43.27 % change on previous year | +259.6% |
| 1980 | 39.14 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 10.65 % change on previous year | -72.8% |
| 1982 | -12.24 % change on previous year | -214.9% |
| 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 | -934.8% |
| 2003 | 21.54 % change on previous year | +106.9% |
| 2004 | 34.85 % 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 | 6.17 % change on previous year | -199.8% |
| 2018 | 13.8 % change on previous year | +123.6% |
| 2019 | -3.8 % change on previous year | -127.5% |
| 2020 | -18.12 % change on previous year | +377.1% |
| 2021 | 24.46 % change on previous year | -235.0% |
| 2022 | 31.14 % change on previous year | +27.3% |
| 2023 | -9.63 % change on previous year | -130.9% |
| 2024 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -122.8% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 2.19 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.61 % change on previous year, 48% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 2.19 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.03 % change on previous year, 54% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate (US annual) in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +934.8% | -1.25 % change on previous year | 10.41 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.4 % change on previous year | 9.45 % change on previous year | 45.92 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.65 % change on previous year | -17.88 % change on previous year | 39.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.27 % change on previous year | -9.23 % change on previous year | 24.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.63 % change on previous year | -15.16 % change on previous year | 44.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.19 % change on previous year | -21.57 % change on previous year | 34.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.01 % change on previous year | -18.12 % change on previous year | 31.14 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 189 Brunei 2.44 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Brunei Darussalam 2.44 % change on previous year compare
- 191 Latvia 2.23 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Burundi 2.19 % change on previous year compare
- 194 Gambia 2.09 % change on previous year compare
- 195 Thailand 2.04 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Qatar?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Qatar was 2.19 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 45.92 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.57 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Qatar rank for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Qatar ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.