ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Qatar

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. High income. Capital: Doha. Population 2,972,215 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
73,837 110,664 147,491 1995 2025 110,136
GDP growth (%)
−2.9 13.2 29.3 1995 2025 2.9
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−4.5 5.1 14.7 1995 2024 1.3
Life expectancy at birth (years)
74.6 78.7 82.8 1995 2024 82.5

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 110,136 2025 +7,074 −12,935 5 of 199
GDP growth% 2.9% 2025 +6.5 pp −1.9 pp 119 of 209
GDP per person growth% −1.1% 2025 +7.9 pp +2.8 pp 195 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 74,330 2025 +16,600 −5,760 12 of 201
Trade% of GDP 100.2% 2022 +8.7 pp −5.5 pp 64 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 1.4% 2025 +3.1 pp +0.7 pp 124 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 1.3% 2024 +1.9 pp −2.1 pp 139 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 0.1% 2025 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 186 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 2,972,215 2025 +178,067 +627,658 138 of 217
Population growth% annual 3.9% 2025 −1.8 pp −4.7 pp 4 of 217
Urban population% of total 99.4% 2025 +0.2 pp +0.4 pp 13 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 82.5 2024 −0.4 +1.1 27 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 4.8 2024 −0.6 −1.9 147 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 2.5% 2023 −0.4 pp +0.4 pp 187 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 97.8% 2014 * +3.0 pp +8.8 pp –
Government spending on education% of GDP 3.2% 2020 * −0.4 pp −1.3 pp –

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 98.1% 2024 −1.6 pp +6.6 pp 11 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 74 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 35.1 2017 * – – –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.0% 2017 * – – –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 0.0% 2021 −0.1 pp −0.1 pp 210 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 114,837 −0.9 49,305 15,000 5,320 −1.1% 223% 275%
GDP growth 1.5% +0.6 2.2% 3.2% 2.5 – – –
GDP per person growth −1.2% 0.0 1.7% 1.9% 5.8 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 69,104 +0.7 37,020 5,475 7,687 −0.7% 206% 294%
Trade 94.7% +1.0 100.6% 83.8% 5.7 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows −0.3% +1.9 2.1% 2.0% 0.9 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 1.6% −0.1 2.3% 1.8% 2.2 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 0.1% −0.2 5.1% 9.0% 0.0 – – –
Population 2,605,713 +2.4 2,930,494 11,520,684 150,725 +2.4% 101% 89%
Population growth 2.8% +0.2 0.4% 1.6% 5.6 – – –
Urban population 99.1% +1.7 81.3% 79.5% 0.1 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 81.9 +0.8 81.3 76.7 0.8 – – –
Infant mortality 5.6 −1.3 3.6 12.0 0.6 – – –
Health spending 3.0% −0.8 8.0% 5.6% 0.6 – – –
Adult literacy rate 94.7% +1.1 – – 2.8 – – –
Government spending on education 3.6% −0.7 – – 0.6 – – –
Internet users 97.2% +0.3 93.5% 86.6% 3.0 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 – – –
Renewable energy 0.0% −0.8 11.4% 3.7% 0.1 – – –

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