Qatar: Consumer price index (2010 = 100)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Qatar's consumer price index (2010 = 100) rose 1.58 on 2023 (from 124.44 to 126.02).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.49 and a typical year strayed about 3.87 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 14.09 in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.24 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.24 a year. A straight line explains 62% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Qatar in the 2024 ranking

• Afghanistan — 3rd of 6: 168.54
• Equatorial Guinea — 4th of 6: 144.38
• United States — 5th of 6: 143.86

What this measures

Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).

Limitations: Consumer price indexes should be interpreted with caution. The definition of a household, the basket of goods, and the geographic (urban or rural) and income group coverage of consumer price surveys can vary widely by country. In addition, weights are derived from household expenditure surveys, which, for budgetary reasons, tend to be conducted infrequently in developing countries, impairing comparability over time. Although useful for measuring consumer price inflation within a country, consumer price indexes are of less value in comparing countries.

All 46 values

Consumer price index (2010 = 100) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 168.54 (2024)
• Algeria — 209.52 (2025)
• Bahrain — 120.52 (2025)
• Djibouti — 114.5 (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 711.63 (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 4,030 (2025)
• Iraq — 143.6 (2025)
• Israel — 126.13 (2025)
• Jordan — 140.45 (2025)
• Kuwait — 151.75 (2025)
• Lebanon — 8,883 (2025)

More financial sector data for Qatar

• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 1.54 trillion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — -243.38 billion (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 743.4 billion (2025)
• Broad money to total reserves ratio — 3.66 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$3.64 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$3.64 (2025)
• Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) — 7.35% (2025)
• Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) — 5.87% (2025)
• Broad money (annual % growth) — 3.51% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Qatar's consumer price index (2010 = 100)?

126.02 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1979?

It is up 304.53% from 31.15 in 1979 (3.15% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 126.02 in 2024 and the lowest 31.15 in 1979.

Is the latest change in consumer price index (2010 = 100) unusual for Qatar?

In 2024, Qatar's consumer price index (2010 = 100) rose 1.58 on 2023 (from 124.44 to 126.02). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.49 and a typical year strayed about 3.87 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FP.CPI.TOTL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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