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Economy Snapshot

Qatar Economy and Trade

DohaLocal time

GDP $215.56B · real growth 2.9% · latest verified annual data

The latest comparable figures displayed for Qatar include $215.56B of nominal GDP in 2025 and 2.9% real growth in 2025. The per-person GDP figure is $72,525 (2025); the CPI series shows 1.3% for 2024. Each measure keeps its own reference period below, avoiding a false same-year comparison between series released on different schedules.

Nominal GDP
$215.56B
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
GDP per capita
$72,525
current US$ · 2025
Source listed below
Real GDP growth
2.9%
annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Inflation
1.3%
CPI annual % · 2024
Source listed below

Qatar at a Glance

Each measure keeps its actual reference year and definition.

Output trend

Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
201520172019202120232025$161.74B$215.56B
2015: $161.74B2016: $151.73B2017: $161.10B2018: $183.33B2019: $176.37B2020: $144.41B2021: $179.73B2022: $235.71B2023: $213.00B2024: $216.29B2025: $215.56B
GDP per capita$72,525
Real growth2.9%
GDP year2025
2024 Inflation
1.3%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
0.1%
labor-market measure
2025 GDP per capita
$72,525
current US$

Macro signals and Merchandise trade

Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.

Macro signals

World Bank annual observations
MACRO
Real growth20252.9%
Unemployment20250.1%
Inflation20241.3%

Merchandise trade

WTO profile · 2024 · USD
TRADE
Exports$95.04B
Imports$35.80B
Balance+$59.24B
Largest highlighted export destination
China19.9%
Exports
$95.04B
Imports
$35.80B
Understand the numbers

What Qatar's economic profile is telling you

Qatar's nominal GDP was about $215.56 billion in 2025, with GDP per capita above $72,000 and modeled unemployment at 0.1 percent. The CPI value is explicitly a 2024 observation. Matched WTO 2024 merchandise data show a very large goods surplus.

Reading the macro data

Nominal GDP measures current-dollar size. Real growth, inflation and unemployment describe different economic conditions and can have different reference years.

Reading the trade data

Merchandise trade covers goods. A balance appears only when exports and imports have a verified matching year and currency basis.

Detailed Economic Data

IndicatorQatarReference periodStatus
GDPcurrent US$$215.56B2025Actual
GDP per capitacurrent US$$72,5252025Actual
Real GDP growthannual %2.9%2025Actual
InflationCPI annual %1.3%2024Actual
Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate0.1%2025Estimate
Merchandise exportscurrent USD$95.04B2024Actual
Merchandise importscurrent USD$35.80B2024Actual

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Qatar's latest GDP?

The verified GDP observation used here is $215.56B for 2025.

What does merchandise trade show for Qatar?

Merchandise exports were $95.04B and imports were $35.80B in 2024, giving a same-year goods balance of +$59.24B.

Sources & methodology

Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.

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WTO Tariff and Trade Data

Matched-year merchandise exports and imports from the WTO economy profile.