Qatar — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Qatar, 1980–2024.
Inflation for Qatar was 1.27% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 45 years, from 1980 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 15.05% in 2008. The lowest was -4.86% in 2009 (about -3.8× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.75% per year.
Qatar ranks 146 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 78%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.04%, so Qatar sits below it. It peaked in 2008 and has fallen 92% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 62%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 16 of 23 economies; United Arab Emirates (1.25%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 844% in 2003. That is 17% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1980 level: doubled by 2007.
World ranking. Slipped: 94th of 106 in 1980 → 110th of 131 in 1990 → 121st of 163 in 2000 → 185th of 186 in 2010 → 178th of 178 in 2020 → 144th of 175 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1980 to 2024
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.27% | -1.8 pp |
| 2023 | 3.03% | -2.0 pp |
| 2022 | 5% | +2.7 pp |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +4.8 pp |
| 2020 | -2.54% | -1.9 pp |
| 2019 | -0.67% | -0.9 pp |
| 2018 | 0.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 0.39% | -2.3 pp |
| 2016 | 2.68% | +0.9 pp |
| 2015 | 1.81% | -1.5 pp |
| 2014 | 3.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 3.22% | +0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 2.32% | +1.2 pp |
| 2011 | 1.14% | +3.6 pp |
| 2010 | -2.43% | +2.4 pp |
| 2009 | -4.86% | -19.9 pp |
| 2008 | 15.05% | +1.3 pp |
| 2007 | 13.76% | +1.9 pp |
| 2006 | 11.84% | +3.0 pp |
| 2005 | 8.81% | +2.0 pp |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +4.5 pp |
| 2003 | 2.26% | +2.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.24% | -1.2 pp |
| 2001 | 1.47% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 1.65% | -0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 2.18% | -0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 2.95% | -1.9 pp |
| 1997 | 4.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +1.9 pp |
| 1995 | 2.96% | +1.6 pp |
| 1994 | 1.32% | +2.2 pp |
| 1993 | -0.87% | -3.9 pp |
| 1992 | 3.06% | -1.4 pp |
| 1991 | 4.42% | +1.4 pp |
| 1990 | 3% | -0.3 pp |
| 1989 | 3.3% | -1.3 pp |
| 1988 | 4.6% | +1.9 pp |
| 1987 | 2.69% | +1.9 pp |
| 1986 | 0.76% | -1.2 pp |
| 1985 | 1.91% | +0.8 pp |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -1.6 pp |
| 1983 | 2.74% | -3.0 pp |
| 1982 | 5.7% | -2.8 pp |
| 1981 | 8.52% | +1.7 pp |
| 1980 | 6.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Qatar’s Inflation in 1981?
8.52% (1981). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1980 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -81.4% in total — about 3.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 2024: 1.27%; 2023: 3.03%; 2022: 5%; 2021: 2.3%; 2020: -2.54%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.