Investment share of GDP in Qatar

Investment in Qatar was equal to 30.6% of GDP in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 2013.

The latest value for Qatar is for 2022. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Qatar, 2022 30.6% % of GDP
Change from 2021 −6.2percentage points 2021: 36.8%
World, 2022 27.5% Official aggregate

Investment share of GDP in Qatar over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period QatarWorld
2024 – 26.3%
2023 – 26.7%
2022 30.6% 27.5%
2021 36.8% 27.2%
2020 43.8% 26.5%
2019 43.7% 26.6%
2018 41.6% 26.7%
2017 43.4% 26.1%
2016 49.5% 25.7%
2015 37.1% 25.9%
2014 31.8% 25.9%
2013 27.8% 25.6%
2012 27.1% 25.5%
2011 29.0% 25.3%
2010 31.3% 24.6%
2009 43.0% 23.4%
2008 41.1% 25.5%
2007 46.0% 25.5%
2006 41.9% 25.0%
2005 34.3% 24.5%
2004 31.5% 24.1%
2003 34.9% 23.4%
2002 32.6% 23.3%
2001 29.1% 23.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −6.2 percentage points from 36.8% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 27.1%, the figure has changed by +3.5 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 27.5%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1980 to 2022 for Qatar
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices