Broad money growth in Qatar
Qatar: Broad money growth was 3.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Qatar, 1967–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, broad money growth in Qatar stood at 3.5%.
The figure is up 669.9% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Qatar peaked at 66.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -8.4%, in 1988.
Qatar ranks 141st of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth in Qatar, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 21.3% | — |
| 1968 | 7.0% | -67.2% |
| 1969 | 23.7% | +238.9% |
| 1970 | 4.5% | -80.9% |
| 1971 | 20.4% | +349.5% |
| 1972 | 43.5% | +113.2% |
| 1973 | 17.0% | -60.8% |
| 1974 | 35.0% | +105.5% |
| 1975 | 66.7% | +90.9% |
| 1976 | 54.7% | -18.1% |
| 1977 | 31.9% | -41.7% |
| 1978 | 15.4% | -51.8% |
| 1979 | 9.6% | -37.4% |
| 1980 | 17.0% | +76.4% |
| 1981 | 41.7% | +145.4% |
| 1982 | 14.6% | -64.9% |
| 1983 | -0.9% | -106.3% |
| 1984 | 22.0% | -2476.9% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | -58.2% |
| 1986 | 11.2% | +21.6% |
| 1987 | 8.6% | -23.0% |
| 1988 | -8.4% | -197.3% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | -266.5% |
| 1990 | -4.6% | -132.8% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -151.5% |
| 1992 | 8.0% | +238.2% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | +55.9% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | -27.0% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -87.9% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | +405.4% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | +77.4% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +41.2% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +260.2% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | -77.0% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -37.6% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | +276.4% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | +106.3% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | -50.2% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +36.6% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -25.9% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +34.2% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -45.9% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -67.5% |
| 2016 | -4.6% | -232.7% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | -565.1% |
| 2018 | -6.5% | -130.7% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -138.1% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +52.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -62.1% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +1113.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -93.4% |
| 2024 | -0.6% | -153.8% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | -669.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.3% | 7.0% | 23.7% | 3 |
| 1970s | 29.9% | 4.5% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.9% | -8.4% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | -4.6% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 5.5% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | -6.5% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | -0.6% | 17.4% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Qatar
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 11.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -16.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1289 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 9,348 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -15.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 9,746 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 13,720 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Qatar?
- Broad money growth in Qatar was 3.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.4% in 1988.
- How does Qatar rank for broad money growth?
- Qatar ranks 141st out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.