Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Qatar
Qatar: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 57.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Qatar, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 57.0% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Qatar peaked at 76.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 1988.
That places Qatar 4th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 76.1% | — |
| 1981 | 74.1% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 66.1% | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 58.4% | -11.7% |
| 1984 | 58.9% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 57.5% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 46.7% | -18.7% |
| 1987 | 47.0% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 46.1% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 49.8% | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 56.7% | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 51.2% | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 52.8% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 49.6% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 50.9% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 53.2% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 54.5% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 58.7% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 59.1% | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 70.7% | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 69.1% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 73.5% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 71.7% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 73.2% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 73.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 65.3% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 57.0% | -2.9% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 57.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.8%, 2.7× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 57.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.4%, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.1% | 46.1% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.8% | 49.6% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 61.9% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 53.2% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 52.3% | 65.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More economy & growth data for Qatar
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -63.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 456.7 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6747 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 333.48 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Qatar?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Qatar was 57.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 1988.
- How does Qatar rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Qatar ranks 4th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.