Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Qatar's government debt stands at 42.47% as of 2025-12-31, up from 41.4% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, Qatar's government debt was 42.47%, up from 41.4% in 2024.
In 2024, Qatar's government debt was 41.4%, down from 42.81% in 2023.
In 2023, Qatar's government debt was 42.81%, up from 42.56% in 2022.
In 2022, Qatar's government debt was 42.56%, down from 58.4% in 2021.
In 2021, Qatar's government debt was 58.4%, down from 72.61% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.47% | +1.06% |
| 2024 | 41.4% | -1.41% |
| 2023 | 42.81% | +0.2414% |
| 2022 | 42.56% | -15.83% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | -14.22% |
| 2020 | 72.61% | +10.53% |
| 2019 | 62.09% | +9.91% |
| 2018 | 52.18% | +0.6086% |
| 2017 | 51.57% | +4.86% |
| 2016 | 46.71% | +11.16% |
| 2015 | 35.55% | +10.63% |
| 2014 | 24.91% | -5.97% |
| 2013 | 30.88% | -1.24% |
| 2012 | 32.12% | -1.36% |
| 2011 | 33.47% | +3.05% |
| 2010 | 30.43% | -5.56% |
| 2009 | 35.98% | +24.62% |
| 2008 | 11.36% | +1.99% |
| 2007 | 9.37% | -4.58% |
| 2006 | 13.95% | -5.18% |
| 2005 | 19.13% | -10.94% |
| 2004 | 30.06% | -8.73% |
| 2003 | 38.79% | -8.88% |
| 2002 | 47.67% | -11.56% |
| 2001 | 59.22% | +7.63% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | -30.25% |
| 1999 | 81.85% | +5.28% |
| 1998 | 76.57% | +22.18% |
| 1997 | 54.38% | -3.45% |
| 1996 | 57.84% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Qatar's government debt is 42.47% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 41.4% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 81.85% (1999); the lowest is 9.37% (2007), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.