Qatar recorded a Government Budget estimate equal to 3.8% deficit of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in Qatar averaged 5.41 percent of GDP from 2001 until 2025, 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

Government Budget in Qatar is expected to reach -5.40 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Qatar Government Budget is projected to trend around -4.70 percent of GDP in 2027 and -0.20 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 90.00 Oct 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 46.88 48.10 QAR Billion Jun 2026
Government Budget -3.80 0.70 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -21.24 -10.30 QAR Billion Jun 2026
Government Debt to GDP 41.40 41.30 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 25.64 37.80 QAR Billion Jun 2026
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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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-3.80 0.70 16.40 -9.20 2001 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly