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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Qatar

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Qatar in 2022 — 12.9%. Ranked 123 in the world out of 176. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 6.7 pp.

2022 12.9% −3.8 pp vs 2021
World rank 123of 176
Period maximum 45.6%1986
Period minimum 10.2%2008

Trend over time

1980–2022 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Qatar, 1980–202202040601980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 19.6%1981: 25.8%1982: 26.1%1983: 34.8%1984: 36.1%1985: 35.2%1986: 45.6%1987: 44.3%1988: 45.4%1989: 38.8%1990: 32.9%1991: 35.7%1992: 33.3%1993: 36%1994: 34.5%1995: 31.9%1996: 33%1997: 29.8%1998: 31.6%1999: 25.7%2000: 19.7%2001: 18.6%2002: 16.7%2003: 15.4%2004: 13.1%2005: 14.3%2006: 14.7%2007: 12.4%2008: 10.2%2009: 15.6%2010: 14%2011: 11%2012: 12.2%2013: 14.6%2014: 15.5%2015: 20.2%2016: 19.5%2017: 17.6%2018: 16.3%2019: 18.5%2020: 22%2021: 16.6%2022: 12.9%
Change over the period: −6.7 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Qatar

Qatar 12.9%
World 16.5%
Middle East & North Africa 15.5%
Western Asia computed 15.9%
High-income countries computed 17.4%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 12.9 −3.8 pp
2021 16.6 −5.3 pp
2020 22 +3.5 pp
2019 18.5 +2.2 pp
2018 16.3 −1.3 pp
2017 17.6 −1.9 pp
2016 19.5 −0.7 pp
2015 20.2 +4.8 pp
2014 15.5 +0.9 pp
2013 14.6 +2.3 pp
2012 12.2 +1.2 pp
2011 11 −2.9 pp
2010 14 −1.6 pp
2009 15.6 +5.5 pp
2008 10.2 −2.2 pp
2007 12.4 −2.3 pp
2006 14.7 +0.4 pp
2005 14.3 +1.2 pp
2004 13.1 −2.3 pp
2003 15.4 −1.3 pp
2002 16.7 −1.9 pp
2001 18.6 −1 pp
2000 19.7 −6 pp
1999 25.7 −5.9 pp
1998 31.6 +1.8 pp
1997 29.8 −3.3 pp
1996 33 +1.2 pp
1995 31.9 −2.6 pp
1994 34.5 −1.5 pp
1993 36 +2.7 pp
1992 33.3 −2.4 pp
1991 35.7 +2.8 pp
1990 32.9 −6 pp
1989 38.8 −6.6 pp
1988 45.4 +1.2 pp
1987 44.3 −1.3 pp
1986 45.6 +10.4 pp
1985 35.2 −0.9 pp
1984 36.1 +1.3 pp
1983 34.8 +8.6 pp
1982 26.1 +0.3 pp
1981 25.8 +6.2 pp
1980 19.6 —

Western Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IL Israel 21 KW Kuwait 20.9 PS Palestine 20.5 SA Saudi Arabia 19.1 CY Cyprus 18 OM Oman 17.7 IQ Iraq 13.8 BH Bahrain 13.7 QA Qatar 12.9 GE Georgia 12.5 AE United Arab Emirates 12.4 TR Türkiye 11.8 AM Armenia 11.7 AZ Azerbaijan 11.6 LB Lebanon 3.6 SY Syria 2.7
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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