Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Qatar
Qatar: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Qatar, 2011–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Qatar stood at 10.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 112.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Qatar peaked at 11.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2011.
That places Qatar 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.7% | — |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +45.3% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +46.3% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +28.8% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5% | 2.7% | 9.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.3% | 11.5% | 5 |
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 capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 9.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 27,181 current US$ per person (2022)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 98,939 current LCU per person (2022)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -10.39 % change on previous year (2020)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Qatar?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Qatar was 10.9% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2011.
- How does Qatar rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Qatar ranks 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.