Industry (including construction), value added in Qatar
Qatar: Industry (including construction), value added 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 207 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 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% |
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
- 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth -0.3802 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9944 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 72,116 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth -0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 262,501 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.8463 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (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 207 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.