Qatar — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Qatar, 1971–2025.
GDP growth for Qatar was 2.90% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1971 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 30.01% in 1997. The lowest was -7.31% in 1977 (about -2.5× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.27% per year.
Qatar ranks 120 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 57%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.93%, so Qatar sits below it. It peaked in 1997 and has fallen 90% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 39%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 13 of 23 economies; Jordan (2.83%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 13024% in 1988. That is 80% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1971 level: doubled by 1997.
World ranking. Slipped: 22nd of 142 in 1971 → 117th of 152 in 1980 → 88th of 176 in 1990 → 27th of 199 in 2000 → 3rd of 209 in 2010 → 100th of 209 in 2020 → 109th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 3.11% | +1.9 pp |
| 2023 | 1.19% | -3.0 pp |
| 2022 | 4.19% | +2.6 pp |
| 2021 | 1.63% | +5.2 pp |
| 2020 | -3.56% | -4.2 pp |
| 2019 | 0.69% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 1.23% | +2.7 pp |
| 2017 | -1.5% | -4.6 pp |
| 2016 | 3.06% | -1.7 pp |
| 2015 | 4.75% | +0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 4.12% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 4.43% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 4.63% | -8.4 pp |
| 2011 | 13.02% | -3.7 pp |
| 2010 | 16.73% | +4.8 pp |
| 2009 | 11.96% | -5.7 pp |
| 2008 | 17.66% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 17.99% | -8.2 pp |
| 2006 | 26.17% | +18.7 pp |
| 2005 | 7.49% | -11.7 pp |
| 2004 | 19.22% | +15.5 pp |
| 2003 | 3.72% | -3.5 pp |
| 2002 | 7.18% | +3.3 pp |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -4.1 pp |
| 2000 | 8.03% | +3.7 pp |
| 1999 | 4.28% | -6.9 pp |
| 1998 | 11.22% | -18.8 pp |
| 1997 | 30.01% | +25.6 pp |
| 1996 | 4.37% | +2.0 pp |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +1.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.42% | +2.7 pp |
| 1993 | -1.33% | -12.7 pp |
| 1992 | 11.33% | +13.0 pp |
| 1991 | -1.66% | -5.1 pp |
| 1990 | 3.41% | -2.8 pp |
| 1989 | 6.22% | +0.3 pp |
| 1988 | 5.9% | +5.9 pp |
| 1987 | 0.04% | -5.3 pp |
| 1986 | 5.34% | +7.5 pp |
| 1985 | -2.12% | -6.8 pp |
| 1984 | 4.66% | +6.5 pp |
| 1983 | -1.83% | +5.0 pp |
| 1982 | -6.87% | -7.8 pp |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +1.9 pp |
| 1980 | -1.02% | -6.2 pp |
| 1979 | 5.23% | -3.6 pp |
| 1978 | 8.86% | +16.2 pp |
| 1977 | -7.31% | -15.7 pp |
| 1976 | 8.35% | +2.5 pp |
| 1975 | 5.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 5.94% | -4.8 pp |
| 1973 | 10.78% | -0.3 pp |
| 1972 | 11.08% | +1.1 pp |
| 1971 | 10.01% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Qatar’s GDP growth in 1972?
11.08% (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Qatar’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -71.0% in total — about 2.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.9%; 2024: 3.11%; 2023: 1.19%; 2022: 4.19%; 2021: 1.63%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.