Services, value added in Qatar

Qatar: Services, value added was 3.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
3.8%
Change on year
down 37.7%
World rank
85th
of 195 countries
All-time high
56.5%
in 2006
All-time low
-3.8%
in 1985
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Services, value added in Qatar, 1981–2025

02040601981200320251981: 24.7 annual % growth1982: 2.5 annual % growth1983: -0.702 annual % growth1984: -0.016 annual % growth1985: -3.8 annual % growth1986: 0.994 annual % growth1987: 1.7 annual % growth1988: 1.4 annual % growth1989: 5.7 annual % growth1990: -0.015 annual % growth1991: 3.5 annual % growth1992: 4.6 annual % growth1993: 1.2 annual % growth1994: 3.4 annual % growth1995: 5.6 annual % growth1996: 1.7 annual % growth1997: 6.9 annual % growth1998: 9.5 annual % growth1999: 0.766 annual % growth2000: 5.4 annual % growth2001: 7.8 annual % growth2002: 4.4 annual % growth2003: -1.1 annual % growth2004: 28.3 annual % growth2005: 11.4 annual % growth2006: 56.5 annual % growth2007: 22.4 annual % growth2008: 12.2 annual % growth2009: 22.8 annual % growth2010: 7 annual % growth2011: 11.8 annual % growth2012: 8.9 annual % growth2013: 11.5 annual % growth2014: 10.4 annual % growth2015: 7.6 annual % growth2016: 2.2 annual % growth2017: -0.695 annual % growth2018: 1.7 annual % growth2019: 3.1 annual % growth2020: -2.9 annual % growth2021: 3.4 annual % growth2022: 6.5 annual % growth2023: 2.1 annual % growth2024: 6.2 annual % growth2025: 3.8 annual % growth

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.

Analysis

The most recent figure for services, value added in Qatar is 3.8%, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 37.7% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services, value added in Qatar peaked at 56.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -3.8%, in 1985.

Qatar ranks 85th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.6% -3.8% 24.7% 9
1990s 3.7% -0.0% 9.5% 10
2000s 17.0% -1.1% 56.5% 10
2010s 6.3% -0.7% 11.8% 10
2020s 3.2% -2.9% 6.5% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is services, value added in Qatar?
Services, value added in Qatar was 3.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest services, value added recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2006.
What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was -3.8% in 1985.
How does Qatar rank for services, value added?
Qatar ranks 85th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
Is services, value added rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Qatar data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Services, value added (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 9,625 data points, 1961–2025
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Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.