Deposit Rate, Percent per annum in Qatar
Qatar: Deposit Rate, Percent per annum was 4.68 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Deposit Rate, Percent per annum in Qatar, 1979–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, deposit rate, percent per annum in Qatar stood at 4.68.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and up 190.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit rate, percent per annum in Qatar peaked at 6.62 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.35, in 2014.
Qatar ranks 63rd of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Deposit Rate, Percent per annum in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 5 | — |
| 1980 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.75 | -20.8% |
| 1993 | 4.08 | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 4.84 | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 6.19 | +27.8% |
| 1996 | 6.5 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 6.62 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 6.56 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 6.5 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.65 | -59.3% |
| 2005 | 3.19 | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 4.23 | +32.9% |
| 2007 | 4.42 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.96 | -33.0% |
| 2009 | 4.24 | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9 | -31.6% |
| 2011 | 1.75 | -39.7% |
| 2012 | 1.67 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.42 | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 1.35 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.61 | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 2.45 | +51.9% |
| 2017 | 2.91 | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 3.45 | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 3.63 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.51 | -30.7% |
| 2021 | 1.88 | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 2.62 | +39.6% |
| 2023 | 5.01 | +90.9% |
| 2024 | 5.2 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 4.68 | -10.1% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 4.68 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.58, 3.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 4.68 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.68, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deposit Rate, Percent per annum in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +90.9% | 2.62 | 5.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.8 | 4.08 | 6.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.03 | 2.65 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.31 | 1.35 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.65 | 1.88 | 5.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More financial sector data for Qatar
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 88.27 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 64.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 88.27 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit rate, percent per annum in Qatar?
- Deposit rate, percent per annum in Qatar was 4.68 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest deposit rate, percent per annum recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.62 in 1997.
- What is the lowest deposit rate, percent per annum recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 in 2014.
- How does Qatar rank for deposit rate, percent per annum?
- Qatar ranks 63rd out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deposit rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Deposit Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.