Qatar recorded a Government Budget surplus equal to 0.70 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Budget in Qatar averaged 5.80 percent of GDP from 2001 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 16.40 percent of GDP in 2004 and a record low of -9.20 percent of GDP in 2016. source: Ministry of Finance, Qatar

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Credit Rating	88.00			Jan 2026
Fiscal Expenditure	207668.00	211352.00	QAR Million	Dec 2024
Government Budget	0.70	5.50	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Government Budget Value	-373.30	-757.00	QAR Million	Sep 2025
Government Debt to GDP	40.80	43.70	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Government Revenues	213296.00	254449.00	QAR Million	Dec 2024
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Qatar Government Budget

The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.