Qatar — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Quarterly · Q1 1970–Q3 2025 · 16 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The central government expenditure reading for Qatar was 25.7% of GDP in Q3 2025. The previous reading was 31.4% of GDP in Q2 2025; the period change was −5.72 percentage points. The year-earlier reading was 25.1% of GDP in Q3 2024; the year-on-year change was +0.61 percentage points.

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Latest observations

Q2 2023–Q3 2025

PeriodValue
Q3 202525.7 % of GDP
Q2 202531.4 % of GDP
Q1 202524.9 % of GDP
Q4 202423.6 % of GDP
Q3 202425.1 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to Q2 2023
Q2 202429.6 % of GDP
Q1 202426.4 % of GDP
Q4 202327.6 % of GDP
Q3 202324.8 % of GDP
Q2 202330.2 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.