Qatar: Government spending, in dollars

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 Qatar

Government spending, billion USD

 Latest value 30.35
 Year 2022
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1980 - 2022
 Average 11.29
 Min - Max 1.54 - 32.72
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 30.35 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 29.92 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 98.17 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 169 countries. Historically, the average for Qatar from 1980 to 2022 is 11.29 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 1.54 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 32.72 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2015. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Government spending, percent of GDP 12.88 2022 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 30.35 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP 0.70 2024 percent
 Primary budget balance 2.01 2024 percent
 Government expenditure 28.42 Q4/2022 billion
 Commercial tax rate 11.30 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 41 2019 hours
 Foreign aid 3.74 1995 million U.S. dollars
 Government debt 41.18 2024 percent
 Sovereign debt average maturity 8.58 2024 percent
 Short-term government debt 5.62 2024 percent
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