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 1994 - 2022
 Average 15.61
 Min - Max 2.54 - 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 100.00 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 163 countries. Historically, the average for Qatar from 1994 to 2022 is 15.61 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 2.54 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1994 while the maximum of 32.72 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2015. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Qatar - Government spending, in dollars - historical chart - 1994-2022




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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 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP 10.32 2022 percent
 Government debt 43.34 2023 percent
 Government expenditure 28.42 Q4/2022 billion
 Commercial tax rate 11.30 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 41 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 4 2019 taxes
 Foreign aid 3.63 2004 million U.S. dollars
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