Real interest rate in Qatar
Qatar: Real interest rate was 8.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Real interest rate in Qatar, 1979–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real interest rate in Qatar is 8.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Qatar peaked at 41.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -19.6%, in 1980.
That places Qatar 37th out of 148 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -15.2% | -15.2% | -15.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | -19.6% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | -0.2% | 15.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -18.3% | 41.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | -11.1% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | -16.9% | 22.6% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Qatar
- Domestic credit to private sector 126.8% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1.54 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.45 (2025)
- Net foreign assets -243.38 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 126.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 31.6% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 126.8% (2025)
- Broad money 94.7% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 3.64 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 36,288 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real interest rate in Qatar?
- Real interest rate in Qatar was 8.2% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.6% in 1980.
- How does Qatar rank for real interest rate?
- Qatar ranks 37th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.