Summary StatisticsRegion: East Coast of the Qatar Peninsula in the Persian Gulf.
Surface area (sq. km): 11,571
Population 2023: 2,716,391
Capital city: Doha
Currency: Qatari Riyal (QR)
Description | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
National Accounts | |||
Real GDP Growth (annual percent change) | 1.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
GDP (current prices, billions of US$) | 179.68 | 221.37 | 234.03 |
GDP per capita (current prices, $US per capita) | 68,621.64 | 82,886.79 | 89,416.44 |
Inflation rate, average consumer prices (annual % change) | 2.30 | 4.50 | 3.30 |
Trade | |||
Imports in Services (current prices, millions of $US) | 34,340 | ||
Exports in Services (current prices, millions of $US) | 18,346 | ||
Merchandise Imports (current prices, millions of $US) | 27,985 | ||
Merchandise Exports (current prices, millions of $US) | 87,203 | ||
Gas + Petrol Imports (in thousands of $US) | 283,476 | ||
Gas + Petrol Exports (in thousands of $US) | 72,592,164 | ||
BOP (BALANCE OF PAYMENTS) | |||
Current account, balance (billions of $US) | 26.425 | 46.87 | 51.757 |
Current account, balance (% of GDP) | 14.7 | 21.2 | 22.1 |
FINANCE | |||
General government net lending/borrowing (% of GDP) | 4.4 | 12.5 | 16 |
General government gross debt (% of GDP) | 58.4 | 46.9 | 43.4 |
EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL INDICATORS | |||
Population | 2,688,235 | 2,695,122 | 2,716,391 |
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) | 0.17 |