Final consumption expenditure in Qatar
Qatar: Final consumption expenditure was 32.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in Qatar, 1980–2022
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, final consumption expenditure in Qatar stood at 32.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Qatar peaked at 76.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2011.
That places Qatar 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.2% | 35.3% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.5% | 46.8% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 25.6% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 24.5% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 32.4% | 47.9% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Qatar
- DEC alternative conversion factor 3.64 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -45.42 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -12.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 4.42 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -15.79 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 258,678 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 74,330 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 768.85 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Qatar?
- Final consumption expenditure in Qatar was 32.4% in 2022, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2011.
- How does Qatar rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Qatar ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.