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H.H. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani Emir of the State of Qatar
Preface    The Planning and Statistics Authority has the pleasure to introduce the 35th.issue of “Qatar In Figures” booklet, comprising key statistical data and indicators for the State of Qatar covering mainly the period 2017 - 2019.
 
Preface
"Qatar In Figures" is a statistical publication of the Planning and Statistics Authority, distributed on complimentary basis without any liability arising from any use of the information contained. This publication can be downloaded from : www.pas.gov.qa
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Contents
Contents
Basic facts Geography: The State of Qatar is a peninsula situated halfway down the western coast of the Arabian gulf, bordered to the south by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The coastline is 550 km. long and bounds the county to the west, north and east. With the exception of scattered hill formations in the North West and sand dunes in the south east, Qatar is generally a flat desert terrain. The state’s territory comprises a number of islands. Halul, Shira’wa, Alashat are the main ones. The total land area of Qatar is approximately 11627.04 square kilometers. Doha is the capital city of the country. Economic: Qatar is one of the world’s most dynamic and fastest growing economies. According to the official figures, the Qatari economy grew by 0.8% in real terms in 2019. Qatar is one of the world’s wealthiest nations in terms of per capita GDP in 2019. Qatar has proven hydrocarbon reserves that can be utilized over the next 100 years, enabling Qatar to offer a uniquely sustainable platform for long term growth and development. Population: Mid-year population in 2019 is estimated at 2 799 202 with a population density rate of 241 persons per sq.km. Climate : Qatar has a moderate desert climate with long summers and short mild winters with little rains.
Language and religion: Arabic is the official language, however English is widely spoken. Islam is the official religion of the country. Qatar National Day: Qatar’s National Day is 18th of December. Qatar National Statistics Day: Qatar’s national statistics day is the 6th of December. Currency: The official currency is the Qatari Riyal (QR), which is divided into 100 dirhams. The exchange parity has been set at the fixed rate of US$ = 3.65 Q.R.s. Work Hours: Public sector: From 7 am to 2 pm. Friday and Saturday are weekend holidays. Private sector: From 8 am to 12 noon and from 4 pm to 8 pm. Friday is the weekend holiday. Local Time: Three hours + Greenwich Mean Time
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Basic facts
Language and religion: Arabic is the official language, however English is widely spoken. Islam is the official religion of the country. Qatar National Day: Qatar’s National Day is 18th of December. Qatar National Statistics Day: Qatar’s national statistics day is the 6th of December. Currency: The official currency is the Qatari Riyal (QR), which is divided into 100 dirhams. The exchange parity has been set at the fixed rate of US$ = 3.65 Q.R.s. Work Hours: Public sector: From 7 am to 2 pm. Friday and Saturday are weekend holidays. Private sector: From 8 am to 12 noon and from 4 pm to 8 pm. Friday is the weekend holiday. Local Time: Three hours + Greenwich Mean Time
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Concepts and definitions Median Age: The age that divides a population into two groups of the same size such that half the total population is younger than this age, and the other half older Sex Ratio: The number of males per 100 females in a population. Ageing Index: The number of persons 65 years old or over per 100 persons under age 15. Dependency Ratio: A measure showing the number of dependents (age 0-14 and over the age of 65) to total working age population (aged 15- 64). Crude Birth Rate: Number of live births in a year per 1000 mid-year population of the same year. Crude Death Rate: Number of deaths occurring in a year per 1000 midyear population of the same year. Infant Mortality Rate: Number of deaths of infants under one year in a certain year per 1000 live births during the same year.   Under-Five Mortality Rate: Number of deaths of children under-five years of age in a certain year per 1000 live births during the same year. Natural Increase Rate: The difference between crude birth rate and crude death rate in a certain year.
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Concepts and definitions
  Marriage Rate: Number of marriages in a year per 1000 mid-year population of the same year. Divorce Rate: Number of divorces in a year per 1000 mid-year population of the same year. Total Fertility Rate: The average number of children a women would bear over the course of her child bearing years (normally 15-49 years). Life Expectancy at Birth: The average number of years that a newly born child would live under certain conditions. Sex ratio at birth: The number of boys born alive per 100 girls born alive Labor Force: Number of persons at working age (15 years and above) who are either working (employed) or not working but looking for work and available for work (unemployed). Labor Force Participation Rate: Number of persons at working age (15 years and above) who are currently in the labor force to the total number of working age population. Unemployment Rate: Number of unemployed to total number of labor force.
Gender wage gap: It is the difference between male and female income and is expressed as a percentage of male income
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State of Qatar Municipalities, main towns, major and secondary roads
     
State of Qatar Municipalities, main towns, major and secondary roads
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State of Qatar
atar
85.0
69.0
69.6
60.3
37.3
44.7
18.0
38.5
49.7
Climate and Environment  Climatic features*
Dec- 2019
Sep- 2019
Jun- 2019
Average temperature (Celsius)
Average relative humidity (%)
* Data relates to Doha International Airport.  
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Climate and Environment
2019 Item
Terrestrial reserves
12 Number
Marine reserves
2 Number
23.6 Percentage of terrestrial reserves
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Climate and Environment
Population Particulars 2017 2018 2019
Estimated mid-year population 2 724 606 2 760 170 2 799 202
Population annual growth rate 4.0 1.3 1.4
Dependency ratio 17.3 17.8 18.2
Population by age groups
less than 15 372 360 385 219 398 435 15-64 years 2 321 815 2 343 476 2 368 392 65 years and above 30 431 31 475 32,375
Median age 30.4 32.4 31.1
Population density (per sq.km.) 234.3 237.4 240.8 Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 301.5 287.7 280.9
Aging index (Qatari) 16.5 17.1 17.9
400 300 200 100 0 100 200 300 400
0 - 4 5 - 9
10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 60 - 64 65 - 69 70 - 74 75 - 79
80 +
(.000)
MalesFemales
Population
Population
Municipality Area (Sq km.) Population %
Density (per
Umm Salal 318.4 90 835 3.8 285.3
Al Khor 1 602.2 202 031 8.4 126.1
Al Shamal 859.9 8 794 0.4 10.2
Al Da'ayen 290.2 54 339 2.3 187.2
Al Sheehaniya 3 308.9 187 571 7.8 56.7
Qatar 11 627.0 2 404 776 100.0 206.8
* As on April 2015
12.4% Umm Salal
0.4%
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Population
Population
Crude birth rate (per 1000 population) 10.2 10.2 10.2
Deaths 2 295 2 385 2 200
Crude death rate (per 1000 population) 0.8 0.9 0.8
Infant Mortality rate (per 1000 live birth) 5.4 6.1 4.8
Children under age 5 mortality rate (per 1000 live birth) 6.7 7.6 5.9
Natural increase rate 9.4 9.3 9.4
 
Li ve
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2019 2018 2017
Population
Residential buildings
Villas 1 875 1 841 2 493 Dwellings of housing loans 1 423 1 247 655 Apartments buildings and towers 212 183 247
others 98 164 87
Non-residential buildings
Governmental 92 144 144 Commercial 400 590 395 Industrial 224 359 195 Mosques 96 74 77 others 17 23 32
34%
9%
Villas
Housing
Population
Demographic and vital indicators Particulars 2017 2018 2019
Marriages 3 718 3 758 3 621 Crude marriages rate (per1000 population)
Qatari males 14.7 12.4 13.6 Qatari females 13.7 12.9 12.9
Average age at first marriage Qatari males 26.6 26.7 26.9 Qatari females 24.0 24.5 24.4
Divorces 1 206 1 182 1 180 Crude divorces rate (per 1000 population)
Qatari males 5.3 5.3 5.1 Qatari females 4.4 4.1 4.3
Total fertility rate (Qatari females) 2.9 2.8 2.6
Life expectancy at birth (Qatari population) 80.7 80.7 81.0
 
 
2019 2018 2017
Population
Male 86.5 86.4 86.4
Female 13.5 13.6 13.6
Male 96.1 95.9 96.0
Female 58.5 58.2 58.2
Male 0.1 0.1 0.1
Female 0.6 0.4 0.4
Labor force
Labor force
Male 86.5 86.4 86.4
Female 13.5 13.6 13.6
Male 96.1 95.9 96.0
Female 58.5 58.2 58.2
Male 0.1 0.1 0.1
Female 0.6 0.4 0.4
Male Female
Labor force
Percentage distribution of labor force by economic activities and sex, 2019
Economic Activities Male Female Total
Mining and quarrying 4.1 2.4 4.3
Manufacturing 7.4 0.8 8.4
Construction 41.9 2.0 48.1 Trade, repair of vehicles…etc. 11.9 8.8 12.4
Public administration and defense 3.7 5.2 3.4
Education 2.5 12.2 1.0
Domestic services 8.4 38.9 3.6
Others 18.2 22.2 17.5
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 Totals may not add up due to rounding of figures.
0 20 40 60
Public administration and defense
Female
Male
Labor force
Labor force
Percentage distribution of labor force by occupation and sex, 2019
Occupations Male Female Total
Legislators, senior officials and managers 2.1 2.2 2.1
Professionals 7.6 22.4 9.6 Technicians and associate professionals. 6.8 5.0 6.5
Clerks 3.7 11.4 4.8 Services and shop workers 8.1 18.5 9.5 Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 1.4 0.0 1.2
Craft and related trade workers 38.1 0.1 32.9
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 16.3 0.2 14.1
Elementary occupations 16.0 40.2 19.2
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Totals may not add up due to rounding of figures.
0 10 20 30 40 50
Legislators, senior officials and managers
Professionals
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
Elementary occupations
Female
Male
Labor force
Labor force
Percentage distribution of labor force by occupation and sex, 2019
Occupations Male Female Total
Legislators, senior officials and managers 2.1 2.2 2.1
Professionals 7.6 22.4 9.6 Technicians and associate professionals. 6.8 5.0 6.5
Clerks 3.7 11.4 4.8 Services and shop workers 8.1 18.5 9.5 Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 1.4 0.0 1.2
Craft and related trade workers 38.1 0.1 32.9
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 16.3 0.2 14.1
Elementary occupations 16.0 40.2 19.2
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Totals may not add up due to rounding of figures.
0 10 20 30 40 50
Legislators, senior officials and managers
Professionals
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
Elementary occupations
Female
Male
Education Main education indicators
Indicator 2017 2018 2019 Illiteracy rate (15 years and above) Total 1.2 1.0 0.8
Male 1.2 0.9 0.9 Female 1.2 1.0 0.7 Youth illiteracy rate (15 - 24 years) Total 1.0 0.7 0.4
Male 1.1 0.9 0.5 Female 0.7 0.2 0.1 Gross enrollment rate (primary education) Total 106.1 107.1 102.3
Male 106.2 108.4 102.8 Female 106.0 105.7 101.8 Gross enrollment rate (pre. and sec. education)
Total 101.2 101.6 100.3
Male 101.4 102.7 100.3
Female 101.0 100.4 100.4
Male Female
Education
No. of students Total 56 370 55 633 54 467
Male 28 966 28 672 28 171
Female 27 404 26 961 26 296
Teaching staff Total 4 462 4 469 4 643
Male 17 3 456
Average students per classroom 16 16 16 *Including nurseries
20,000
22,000
24,000
26,000
28,000
30,000
Male Female
Education
No. of students Total 145 992 153 548 157 103
Male 74 791 78 625 80 306
Female 71 201 74 923 76 797
Teaching staff Total 12 435 12 649 13 093
Male 2 348 2 552 2 677
Female 10 087 10 097 10 416
Classes 5 866 6 103 6 197
Average students per teacher 12 12 12
Average students per classroom 25 25 25
 
   
Education
No. of students Total 56 472 58 754 60 078
Male 28 933 30 039 30 587
Female 27 539 28 715 29 491
Teaching staff Total 5 059 5 064 5 184
Male 2 266 2 205 2 129
Female 2 793 2 859 3 055
Classes 2 222 2 333 2 398
Average students per teacher 11 12 12
Average students per classroom 25 25 25
20,000
22,000
24,000
26,000
28,000
30,000
32,000
Education
No. of students Total 45 456 47 865 49 921
Male 23 342 24 579 25 489
Female 22 114 23 286 24 432
Teaching staff Total 4 834 4 674 4 784
Male 2 352 2 298 2 214
Female 2 482 2 376 2 570
Classes 1 977 2 066 2 176
Average students per teacher 9 10 10
Average students per classroom 23 23 23
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
Education
2017 / 2018
2018 / 2019
No. of universities and colleges 145 18 19 No. of students Total 31 482 33 922 35 244 Male 9 838 10 326 10 437 Female 21 644 23 596 24 807 Teaching staff Total 2 335 2 435 2 368 Male 1 542 1 602 1 545 Female 793 833 823
Average students per teaching staff 13 14 15
Graduates Total 5 521 6 040 5 806 Male 1 856 1 972 1 889 Female 3 665 4 068 3 917 New students on scholarship abroad Total 583 448 492
Male 426 310 318 Female 157 138 174
0 100 200 300 400 500
2016/2017
2017/2018
2018/2019
Education
No. of hospitals 19 20 19
No. of beds in hospitals 2 550 2 856 3 134
Population per bed 1 068 966 893
No. of physicians 6 466 7 035 7 644
Population per physician 421 392 366
No. of dentists 1 623 1 756 1 827
Population per dentist 1 679 1 572 1 532
No. of pharmacists 2 262 2 497 2 708
Population per pharmacist 1 205 1 105 1 034
No. of nurses 18 273 20 613 22 684
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Population per bed
Population per physicians
Health
Disability
1.4 1.6 1.2 Male
1.2 1.2 0.8 Female
Percentage distribution of Qataris registered in disabled centers by type of disability 2019
Total Female Male Type of Disability
18.9 20.2 18.2 Mental
16.1 14.6 16.9 Movement
8.1 8.8 7.7 Hearing
9.9 11.4 9.1 Visual
47.0 45.0 48.1 Other
100.0 100.0 100.0 Total
Total Male Female
Disability
Sex ratio at birth 104.94 102.04 105.04
Percentage of employed women to total number employed 15+ 13.34 13.49 13.42
Females' average monthly wage (QR 000) 9.96 10.03 10.39
Gender wage gap 13.8 13.3 11.1
Share of women in senior positions 15.2 14.1 14.1
Ratio of female teachers to the total number of teachers by level
Nurseries and kindergartens 99.6 99.9 100.0
Primary 81.1 79.8 79.6
Preparatory 55.2 56.5 58.9
Secondary 51.3 50.8 53.7
Post-secondary 16.4 17.8 17.2
Ratio of female graduates to the total number of graduates (university degree or higher)
66.4 67.4 67.5
Ratio of female students to the total number of students by level
Nurseries and kindergartens 48.6 48.5 48.3
Primary 48.8 48.8 48.9
Preparatory 48.8 48.9 49.1
Secondary 48.6 48.6 48.9
Post-secondary 68.8 69.6 70.4
Gender
Gender  
Nurseries and kindergartens
Percentage
Ratio of female teachers to the total number of teachers by level, 2019
Media and Culture Main media and culture indicators
Particulars 2017 2018 2019
Arabic books 711 068 736 037 804 813
English books 762 442 779 316 728 358
Periodicals 3 045 3 465 3 009
No. of borrowers 42 086 74 848 168 537
No. of borrowed books 228 322 835 841 740 306
Ave. books per borrower 5 11 4
Daily newspapers 8 9 8
Monthly magazines 4 4 6
Cinemas 85 90 99 Cinemas' audience (thousand) 3 463 2 806 2 847
Ave. cinemas' audience per day 9 488 7 688 7 800
Arabic films 181 188 168
Foreign films 2 833 2 113 3 381
*Qatar National Library was opened in 2017.
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
No. of borrowers No. of borrowed books
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Gender
Particulars 2017 2018 2019
Arabic books 711 068 736 037 804 813
English books 762 442 779 316 728 358
Periodicals 3 045 3 465 3 009
No. of borrowers 42 086 74 848 168 537
No. of borrowed books 228 322 835 841 740 306
Ave. books per borrower 5 11 4
Daily newspapers 8 9 8
Monthly magazines 4 4 6
Cinemas 85 90 99 Cinemas' audience (thousand) 3 463 2 806 2 847
Ave. cinemas' audience per day 9 488 7 688 7 800
Arabic films 181 188 168
Foreign films 2 833 2 113 3 381
*Qatar National Library was opened in 2017.
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
No. of borrowers No. of borrowed books
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Media and Culture
Sports facilities 320 282 289
School playgrounds 862 862 897 Sports workers in hotels and private gyms 1 100 1 457 1 450
Participants in practicing sports in hotels and private gyms 66 402 67 025 71 268
Number of youth and sports institutions 29 34 25
Workers in youth institutions 2 229 447 468 Monthly average of practitioners of sports activity in Al Furjan stadiums
8 300 15 595 19 673
Qatar imports of sporting goods (Q.R. millions) 1 210 924 930
66,402 67,025
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Sports
Electricity generated, yearly change 7.7 5.2 4.1
No. of customers 364 597 376 636 410 661
Electricity consumption (GW/H) 27 428 30 082 31 539
Electricity consumption, yearly change 9.2 9.7 4.8
Per capita consumption (KW/H) 15 057 15 296 15 868
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4%
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8%
10%
12%
14%
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20
30
40
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60
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Electricity and Water
Water production, yearly change 8.2 5.1 5.3
No. of customers 317 215 329 832 363 338
Percentage of customers served by tankers 0.1 0.1 0.1
Annual per capita consumption of water (Cu.Mt.)
224 231 242
3.7 3.1 4.8
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Electricity and Water
G ross dom
(V alue: M
illion Q R
0.2 1 457
0.2 1 499
aste m
anagem ent
otor vehicles and m
3.7 26 002
3.9 28 388
5 215 0.8
5 409 0.8
5 922 0.9
7.6 49 142
7.4 50 643
Economy
(V alue: M
illion Q R
inistrative and support service activities
21 835 3.3
21 040 3.2
20 692 3.1
P ublic adm
40 888 6.2
48 315 7.2
51 369 7.6
15 106 2.3
11 699 1.8
13 952 2.1
A rts entertainm
9 133 1.4
8 271 1.2
8 682 1.3
ployers; undifferentiated goods and services producing activities of households for ow
n use 4 096
easured (FIS IM
1 918 0.3
3 490 0.5
G ross D
om estic Product
659 199 100.0
667 339 100.0
672 510 100.0
Totals m ay not add up due to rounding of figures
* Prelim inary estim
Economy
G
ic activity at constant (2018) prices (V
alue: M illion Q
1 259 0.2
1 457 0.2
1 499 0.2
aste m
anagem ent
otor vehicles and m
3.7 26 002
3.9 28 388
5 215 0.8
5 409 0.8
5 922 0.9
7.6 49 142
7.4 50 643
Economy
ic activity at constant (2018) prices (V
alue: M illion Q
dm inistrative
3.3 21 040
3.2 20 692
40 888 6.2
48 315 7.2
51 369 7.6
15 106 2.3
11 699 1.8
13 952 2.1
A rts entertainm
9 133 1.4
8 271 1.2
8 682 1.3
ployers; undifferentiated goods and services producing activities of households for ow
n use 4 096
easured (FIS IM
100.0
Totals m ay not add up due to rounding of figures
* Prelim inary estim
Economy
Economy  Gross domestic product by expenditure at current prices (Value: Million QR)
Items 2017 2018 2019*
Gross domestic product 586 401 667 339 640 049 Percentage yearly change 6.2 13.8 (4.1)
Household final consumption expenditure 149 491 153 586 156 973
Percentage of total GDP 25.5 23.0 24.5 Percentage yearly change 5.3 2.7 2.2
Government final consumption expenditure 103 274 108 649 118 535
Percentage of total GDP 17.6 16.3 18.5 Percentage yearly change (4.3) 5.2 9.1
Gross capital formation 249 873 271 334 272 535 Percentage of total GDP 42.6 40.7 42.6 Percentage yearly change (7.4) 8.6 0.4
Exports of goods and services 310 144 373 322 335 048 Percentage of total GDP 52.9 55.9 52.3 Percentage yearly change 17.7 20.4 (10.3)
Less, imports of goods and services 226 381 239 552 243 042 Percentage of total GDP 38.6 35.9 38.0 Percentage yearly change (2.0) 5.8 1.5
** Preliminary estimates
B illi
on Q
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Economy
Fertilizers (MT 000)
Basic iron and steel (TN 000)
 
 
Economy
Item 2017 2018 2019
Exports of goods* 245 693 306 810 265 483
Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons 146 603 188 611 164 204
Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals etc. (crude)
42 638 50 267 45 178
Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals etc. (not crude)
17 560 25 065 18 488
Other 38 892 42 867 37 613 * Includes re-export  
62%17%
Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals etc. (crude)
Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals etc. (not crude)
Other
Foreign Trade
Item 2017 2018 2019
Machinery and transport equipment 47 157 48 781 42 027
Miscellaneous manufactured articles 16 275 18 455 19 103
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 14 954 16 749 15 180
Food and live animals 10 771 11 567 11 179
Chemicals and related products n.e.s. 9 509 10 130 9 299
Other 10 155 9 692 9 420
40%
18%
14%
10%
9%
9%
Imports of goods, Per cent, 2019 Machinery and transport equipment
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Food and live animals
Other
Foreign Trade
Item 2017 2018 2019
Exports*, country of destination 245 693 306 810 265 483
Japan 42 128 53 356 49 477
South Korea 38 921 53 277 41 386
India 30 141 36 995 32 832
China 26 372 34 978 32 298
Other 108 131 128 203 109 491 * Includes re-export
49,477
41,386
Top 4 destinstions of exports,* 2019 (Million QR)
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Foreign Trade
Item 2017 2018 2019
Imports, country of origin 108 823 115 373 106 208
United States of America 17 794 22 417 20 001
China 12 361 14 255 12 927
India 5 753 7 245 7 739
Germany 7 555 7 103 7 224
Other 65 360 64 353 58 317
20,001
12,927
Foreign Trade
Years International Trade Volume (QR Bn.) % to GDP
2011 497.8 81.5
2012 575.6 84.6
2013 583.1 80.6
2014 572.0 76.2
2015 399.3 67.8
2016 325.3 58.9
2017 354.5 60.5
2018 422.2 63.3
2019 371.7 58.1
Average 455.7 70.2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
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% to GDP
Foreign Trade
Food and Beverages 100.4 100.0 100.0
Tobacco 100.0 100.0 227.0
Clothing and footware 98.2 100.0 99.0 Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels 104.4 100.0 97.0
Furnishing and household equipment 98.6 100.0 100.8
Health 96.3 100.0 100.2
Transport 92.8 100.0 99.4
Communication 107.7 100.0 92.3
Education 95.7 100.0 105.5
Miscellaneous goods and services 100.1 100.0 102.6
94.0
95.0
96.0
97.0
98.0
99.0
100.0
101.0
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Prices
Economic activity 2017 2018 2019
General producer price index (PPI) 55.6 70.0 63.3
Mining 49.9 65.6 59.4
Manufacturing 101.4 104.2 105.7
 
 
Mining
Manufacturing
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Prices
Economic activity 2017 2018 2019
General industrial production index (IPI) 105.7 105.0 105.4
Mining 104.6 103.7 104.1
Manufacturing 111.6 112.3 113.6
Electricity 109.3 101.8 98.6
water 115.4 103.3 97.4
Mining Manufacturing Electricity Water General industrial production index (IPI)
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Prices
Year Cost of living Index
2011 87.0
2012 89.0
2013 91.9
2014 95.0
2015 96.7
2016 99.3
2017 99.7
2018 100.0
2019 99.3
2020 96.5
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
C os
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Prices
Date No. of Aircrafts
March 2008 62 March 2009 68 March 2010 80 March 2011 94 March 2012 112 March 2013 126 March 2014 136 March 2015 159 March 2016 190 March 2017 215 March 2018 233 March 2019 258
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Air Transportation
Date No. of Aircrafts
March 2008 62 March 2009 68 March 2010 80 March 2011 94 March 2012 112 March 2013 126 March 2014 136 March 2015 159 March 2016 190 March 2017 215 March 2018 233 March 2019 258
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March 2008 81 March 2009 82 March 2010 87 March 2011 100 March 2012 113 March 2013 123 March 2014 130 March 2015 145 March 2016 156 March 2017 164 March 2018 160 March 2019 167
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carrier
Air Transportation
Item 2017 2018 2019*
Annual growth of real GDP (%) -1.5 1.2 0.8
* Preliminary estimates
659.2 667.3
Real GDP (million QR)
Annual growth of GDP (%)
Other Economic Indicators
Item 2017 2018 2019
Surplus/deficit -39,993 15,079 6,330
* As December 2020
Total revenues (million QR)
Total expenditures (million QR)
Other Economic Indicators
Other Economic Indicators Evolution of GDP value at current prices in three decades
Year Gross Domestic
Product )QR. Billion(
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Other Economic Indicators
Other Economic Indicators Evolution of GDP value at current prices in three decades
Year Gross Domestic
Product )QR. Billion(
Other Economic Indicators
Number of listed companies 45 46 47
Value of shares traded (million QR) 66 246 68 501 67 705
Number of shares traded (in thousands) 2 465 479 2 285 923 11 415 731
General index 8 523 10 299 10 426
8 523
Other Economic Indicators
Miscellaneous Statistics  Tourism
No. of rooms 22 461 24 091 24 562
No. of occupants* 5 239 926 6 427 052 6 595 582
* Not including Qatari occupants
Miscellaneous Statistics
Item 2017 2018 2019
Deaths 177 168 154
Light injuries 7 966 8 113 8 396
Fire accidents 1 663 1 922 2 260
Average number of fires per day 5 5 6
Deaths and injuries resulting from fire 172 117 70
 
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Deaths Severe injuries
Miscellaneous Statistics
Item 2017 2018 2019
Internet users per 100 population 77 86 89
Transport and passengers* movement
Item 2017 2018 2019
Departure 5 810 7 220 7 584
Aircrfts' navigatian
Passengers' via airports*
Arrival 17 634 110 17 262 301 19 376 391
Departure 17 644 492 17 233 727 19 427 655
* Includes transit passengers
Miscellaneous Statistics
Miscellaneous Statistics   
107,000 108,000 109,000 110,000 111,000 112,000 113,000 114,000 115,000 116,000 117,000
2017 2018 2019
Miscellaneous Statistics