Markets Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Currency 3.64 3.64 3.64 3.64 3.64 3.64
Stock Market (points) 10404.55 10035 9926 9818 9710 9500
Government Bond 10y (%) 3.56 3.69 3.75 3.81 3.88 4.01
Overview Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
GDP Growth Rate (%) -1.20 1 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.5
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 0.30 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.8 3
Unemployment Rate (%) 0.10 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4
Inflation Rate (%) -1.30 -0.3 0.5 1.1 2.5 2.8
Interest Rate (%) 5.00 5 5 5 5 5
Balance of Trade (QAR Million) 13800.00 18300 15700 15820 14550 15770
Current Account to GDP (%) 3.80 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.3
Government Debt to GDP (%) 54.40 52.7 52.7 52.7 51 51
Government Budget (% of GDP) -6.60 10 10 10 15 15
Corporate Tax Rate (%) 10.00 10 10 10 10 10
Personal Income Tax Rate (%) 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
GDP Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
GDP Growth Rate (%) -1.20 1 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.5
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 0.30 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.8 3
GDP (USD Billion) 167.61 185 185 185 205 205
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (QAR Million) 80146.00 72754 81188 82150 82390 84614
GDP per capita (USD) 65696.39 66600 66600 66600 67100 67100
GDP per capita PPP (USD) 116935.60 118500 118500 118500 120000 120000
GDP Constant Prices (QAR Million) 210771.00 204964 213511 216040 216673 222521
Labour Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Unemployment Rate (%) 0.10 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4
Prices Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Inflation Rate (%) -1.30 -0.3 0.5 1.1 2.5 2.8
Consumer Price Index CPI (Index Points) 107.73 108 109 110 110 113
Food Inflation (%) -0.60 -1 -0.5 0.2 0.8 1.5
Cpi Housing Utilities (Index Points) 106.58 107 107 108 109 111
CPI Transportation (Index Points) 121.68 127 127 130 125 134
Producer Prices (Index Points) 67.00 67.94 72.21 68.94 68.46 71.56
Producer Prices Change (%) 1.40 -3.5 -3.2 0.5 4.2 3.8
Money Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Interest Rate (%) 5.00 5 5 5 5 5
Deposit Interest Rate (%) 2.50 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Loan Growth (%) 4.60 3.52 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.9
Trade Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Balance of Trade (QAR Million) 13800.00 18300 15700 15820 14550 15770
Current Account to GDP (%) 3.80 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.3
Government Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Government Debt to GDP (%) 54.40 52.7 52.7 52.7 51 51
Government Budget (% of GDP) -6.60 10 10 10 15 15
Government Spending (QAR Million) 59950.00 60609 60729 61449 61629 63292
Taxes Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Corporate Tax Rate (%) 10.00 10 10 10 10 10
Personal Income Tax Rate (%) 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
Social Security Rate (%) 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
Social Security Rate For Companies (%) 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
Social Security Rate For Employees (%) 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
Business Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Manufacturing Pmi 50.10 52.3 52.9 53.2 52.5 52
Consumer Actual Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2020
Consumer Spending (QAR Million) 150616.00 152273 152574 154381 154833 159013
Gasoline Prices (USD/Liter) 0.43 0.42 0.41 0.4 0.39 0.39


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