Qatar
- Capital
- Doha
- Region
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 3.0 million (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Qatar rose 1.3% in 2024, slower than in most countries.
- Qatar's economy grew 2.9% in 2025, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
- Output per person in Qatar was US$72,525 in 2025, higher than in most countries.
- 0.1% of Qatar's labour force had no job in 2025, a lower share than in most countries.
- Qatar had 3.0 million people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 138th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Qatar had a current account surplus of 14.8% of GDP in 2025, higher than in most countries.
Inflation
2024Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | Qatar | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.3% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | −2.5% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | −0.7% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | 1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | 1.4% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Qatar | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −3.6% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | −1.5% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Qatar | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$72,525 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$75,685 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$80,196 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$88,701 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$71,752 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$51,684 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$66,841 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$71,040 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$63,280 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$61,254 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Qatar | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.1% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Qatar |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.0 million |
| 2024 | 2.9 million |
| 2023 | 2.7 million |
| 2022 | 2.7 million |
| 2021 | 2.5 million |
| 2020 | 2.8 million |
| 2019 | 2.6 million |
| 2018 | 2.6 million |
| 2017 | 2.5 million |
| 2016 | 2.5 million |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2011
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| Year | Qatar | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.8% | −0.8% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | −2.1% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −5.5% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for Qatar: government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Qatar since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.