http://www.tradingeconomics.com/RSS Feed60http://www.tradingeconomics.com/qatar/inflation-cpiThe inflation rate in Qatar was recorded at 1.10 percent in April of 2012. Historically, from 2005 until 2012, Qatar Inflation Rate averaged 4.4900 Percent reaching an all time high of 16.5900 Percent in June of 2008 and a record low of -9.9600 Percent in December of 2009. Inflation rate refers to a general rise in prices measured against a standard level of purchasing power. The most well known measures of Inflation are the CPI which measures consumer prices, and the GDP deflator, which measures inflation in the whole of the domestic economy. This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar Inflation Rate.Qatar Statistics AuthorityFri, 25 May 2012 14:08:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/qatar/interest-rateThe benchmark interest rate in Qatar was last reported at 4.50 percent. Historically, from 2004 until 2012, Qatar Interest Rate averaged 4.9300 Percent reaching an all time high of 5.8500 Percent in June of 2006 and a record low of 1.5300 Percent in March of 2004. In Qatar, interest rates decisions are taken by The Qatar Central Bank. The official interest rate is the Repo Rate. This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar Interest Rate.Qatar Central BankThu, 10 May 2012 19:04:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/qatar/current-accountQatar reported a current account surplus equivalent to 24357 Million QAR in the fourth quarter of 2011. Historically, from 2004 until 2011, Qatar Current Account averaged 11967.7200 Million QAR reaching an all time high of 30522.0000 Million QAR in March of 2007 and a record low of -2127.0000 Million QAR in June of 2009. Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar Current Account.Qatar Central BankThu, 10 May 2012 19:02:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/qatar/balance-of-tradeQatar reported a trade surplus equivalent to 51406 Million QAR in the fourth quarter of 2011. Historically, from 2004 until 2011, Qatar Balance of Trade averaged 25036.0300 Million QAR reaching an all time high of 51406.0000 Million QAR in December of 2011 and a record low of 7385.0000 Million QAR in June of 2005. Qatar exports mostly liquefied natural gas (54% of total exports in 2010), crude petroleum (28%), fertilizers and steel. Main exports partners are: Japan (23% of total exports), South Korea (14%), India, Singapore and UAE. Qatar imports machinery and transport equipment, food and chemicals. Main imports partners are United States, China, Japan, UAE and Germany. This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar Balance of Trade.Qatar Central BankThu, 10 May 2012 19:01:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/qatar/exportsQatar exports were worth 79332 Million QAR in the fourth quarter of 2011. Historically, from 2004 until 2011, Qatar Exports averaged 40438.9300 Million QAR reaching an all time high of 79332.0000 Million QAR in December of 2011 and a record low of 14445.0000 Million QAR in June of 2004. Qatar exports mostly liquefied natural gas (54% of total exports in 2010), crude petroleum (28%), fertilizers and steel. Main exports partners are: Japan (23% of total exports), South Korea (14%), India, Singapore and UAE. This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar Exports.Qatar Central BankThu, 10 May 2012 19:00:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/qatar/importsQatar imports were worth 27926 Million QAR in the fourth quarter of 2011. Historically, from 2004 until 2011, Qatar Imports averaged 15499.7200 Million QAR reaching an all time high of 27926.0000 Million QAR in December of 2011 and a record low of 3911.0000 Million QAR in September of 2004. Qatar imports machinery and transport equipment, food and chemicals. Main imports partners are United States, China, Japan, UAE and Germany. This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar Imports.Qatar Central BankThu, 10 May 2012 19:00:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/qatar/unemployment-rateThe unemployment rate in Qatar was last reported at 0.6 percent in 2011. Historically, from 2001 until 2011, Qatar Unemployment Rate averaged 1.0000 Percent reaching an all time high of 3.9000 Percent in December of 2001 and a record low of 0.3000 Percent in December of 2008. The unemployment rate can be defined as the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar Unemployment Rate.Qatar Statistics AuthorityThu, 29 Mar 2012 12:36:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/qatar/gdp-growth-annualThe Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Qatar expanded 14.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 over the same quarter of the previous year. Historically, from 2009 until 2011, Qatar GDP Annual Growth Rate averaged 19.3400 Percent reaching an all time high of 41.8000 Percent in June of 2011 and a record low of -15.3000 Percent in September of 2009. The annual growth rate in Gross Domestic Product measures the increase in value of the goods and services produced by an economy over the period of a year. Therefore, unlike the commonly used quarterly GDP growth rate the annual GDP growth rate takes into account a full year of economic activity, thus avoiding the need to make any type of seasonal adjustment. This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar GDP Annual Growth Rate.Qatar Statistics AuthorityThu, 29 Mar 2012 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/qatar/gdp-growthThe Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Qatar expanded 4.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 over the previous quarter. Historically, from 2004 until 2011, Qatar GDP Growth Rate averaged 5.5300 Percent reaching an all time high of 14.4000 Percent in June of 2008 and a record low of -23.2000 Percent in December of 2008. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate provides an aggregated measure of changes in value of the goods and services produced by an economy. Qatar is one of the wealthiest countries in the world in terms of GDP per capita. Qatar's economy is highly dependent on oil and gas extraction which accounts for more than 50% of GDP, 85% of export earnings, and 70% of government revenues. However, in recent years, the government has been trying to diversify the economy by stimulating banking sector and promoting business tourism. This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar GDP Growth Rate.Qatar Statistics AuthorityThu, 29 Mar 2012 12:27:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/qatar/gdp-per-capitaThe Gross Domestic Product per capita in Qatar was last reported at 33931.83 US dollars in 2009, according to a report published by the World Bank. The GDP per Capita in Qatar is equivalent to 274 percent of the world's average. Historically, from 2000 until 2009, Qatar GDP per capita averaged 32497.0700 USD reaching an all time high of 35745.2500 USD in December of 2008 and a record low of 30052.7600 USD in December of 2000. The GDP per capita is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by inflation, by the total population. This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar GDP per capita.World BankWed, 04 Jan 2012 19:04:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/qatar/gdp-per-capita-pppThe Gross Domestic Product per capita in Qatar was last reported at 80943.89 US dollars in 2009, when adjusted by purchasing power parity (PPP), according to a report published by the World Bank. The GDP per Capita, in Qatar, when adjusted by Purchasing Power Parity is equivalent to 368 percent of the world's average. Historically, from 2000 until 2009, Qatar GDP per capita PPP averaged 69706.3900 USD reaching an all time high of 83742.9200 USD in December of 2008 and a record low of 57462.6300 USD in December of 2000. The GDP per capita PPP is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by purchasing power parity, by the total population. This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar GDP per capita PPP.World BankWed, 04 Jan 2012 19:02:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/qatar/population Historically, from 1960 until 2010, Qatar Population averaged 0.4300 Million reaching an all time high of 1.5100 Million in December of 2010 and a record low of 0.0500 Million in December of 1961. The total population in Qatar was last reported at 1.5 million people in 2010 from 0.1 million in 1960, changing 2720 percent during the last 50 years. Qatar has 0.02 percent of the world´s total population which means that one person in every 4895 people on the planet is a resident of Qatar. This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar's Total Population. This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar Population.the World BankFri, 28 Oct 2011 13:56:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/qatar/government-debt-to-gdpQatar recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 17.80 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2010. Historically, from 1990 until 2010, Qatar Government Debt To GDP averaged 33.9000 Percent reaching an all time high of 65.5000 Percent in December of 1999 and a record low of 8.0000 Percent in December of 2007. Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields. This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar Government Debt To GDP.International Monetary Fund Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:56:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/qatar/government-budgetQatar reported a Government Budget surplus equal to 4.80 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2010. Historically, from 2002 until 2010, Qatar Government Budget averaged 9.5200 Percent of GDP reaching an all time high of 16.4000 Percent of GDP in December of 2004 and a record low of 3.9000 Percent of GDP in December of 2003. Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus. This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar Government Budget.Qatar Central BankFri, 28 Oct 2011 13:56:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/qatar/gdpThe Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Qatar was worth 98.31 billion US dollars in 2009, according to a report published by the World Bank. The GDP value of Qatar is roughly equivalent to 0.16 percent of the world economy. Historically, from 1970 until 2009, Qatar GDP averaged 17.0200 billion USD reaching an all time high of 110.7100 billion USD in December of 2008 and a record low of 0.3000 billion USD in December of 1970. The gross domestic product (GDP) measures of national income and output for a given country's economy. The gross domestic product (GDP) is equal to the total expenditures for all final goods and services produced within the country in a stipulated period of time. This page includes a chart with historical data for Qatar GDP.the World BankFri, 28 Oct 2011 13:56:00 GMT