Qatar's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) was 94.43 in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 6.3% from 88.83 in 2010 (0.61% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 94.43 | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 96.27 | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 88.83 | 2010 |
| Highest | 100.27 | 2014 |
| Lowest | 37.59 | 1980 |
| Average since 2011 | 96.34 | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 37.59 | 1980 |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Qatar's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) fell 5.4% on 2019 (from 99.85 to 94.43).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2019), the average change was +3% and a typical year strayed about 6.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.9% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.3% 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 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.74 a year. A straight line explains 35% 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.
What this measures
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. A deflator is the ratio of an indicator in current prices over the same series in constant prices. The base year varies by country.
All 40 values
| Year | Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 94.43 |
| 2019 | 99.85 |
| 2018 | 100 |
| 2017 | 98.45 |
| 2016 | 97.43 |
| 2015 | 96.27 |
| 2014 | 100.27 |
| 2013 | 95.82 |
| 2012 | 92.92 |
| 2011 | 88.02 |
| 2010 |
Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) in nearby economies
- Algeria — 330.54 (2025)
- Bahrain — 113.24 (2024)
- Djibouti — 110.08 (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 217.17 (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 401.96 (2025)
- Iraq — 199.59 (2024)
- Israel — 120.4 (2025)
- Kuwait — 136.44 (2024)
- Lebanon
More economic policy & debt data for Qatar
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$55.85 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$39.67 billion (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$3.03 billion (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — 1.41% (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$215.56 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 784.64 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$183.49 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 736.64 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$72,525 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 263,991 (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Qatar's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country)?
- 94.43 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1980?
- It is up 151.22% from 37.59 in 1980 (2.33% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 100.27 in 2014 and the lowest 37.59 in 1980.
- Is the latest change in gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) unusual for Qatar?
- In 2020, Qatar's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) fell 5.4% on 2019 (from 99.85 to 94.43). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2019), the average change was +3% and a typical year strayed about 6.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.DAB.DEFL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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