Qatar/

Despite the global financial crisis, Qatar has prospered in the last several years - in 2010 Qatar had the world’s highest growth rate. Qatari authorities throughout the crisis sought to protect the local banking sector with direct investments into domestic banks. GDP rebounded in 2010 largely due to the increase in oil prices. Economic policy is focused on developing Qatar’s nonassociated natural gas reserves and increasing private and foreign investment in non-energy sectors, but oil and gas still account for more than 50% of GDP, roughly 85% of export earnings, and 70% of government revenues. Oil and gas have made Qatar the second highest per-capita income country - following Liechtenstein - and likely the country with the lowest unemployment. Proved oil reserves of 15 billion barrels should enable continued output at current levels for 37 years. Qatar’s proved reserves of natural gas exceed 25 trillion cubic meters, about 14% of the world total and third largest in the world. Qatar’s successful 2022 world cup bid will likely accelerate large-scale infrastructure projects such as Qatar’s metro system and the Qatar-Bahrain causeway.

$122.2 billion (2010 est.)

$102.3 billion (2009 est.)

$93.44 billion (2008 est.)

$126.5 billion (2010 est.)

19.4% (2010 est.)

9.5% (2009 est.)

11.7% (2008 est.)

$145,300 (2010 est.)

$122,800 (2009 est.)

$113,300 (2008 est.)

1.254 million (2010 est.)

0.5% (2010 est.)

0.5% (2009 est.)

NA%

33% of GDP (2010 est.)

10.3% of GDP (2010 est.)

14% of GDP (2009 est.)

1.1% (2010 est.)

-4.9% (2009 est.)

5.5% (31 December 2009)

5.5% (31 December 2008)

7.04% (31 December 2009 est.)

6.84% (31 December 2008 est.)

$15.98 billion (31 December 2010 est)

$14.59 billion (31 December 2009 est)

$65.95 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

$59.09 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

$70.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

$69.21 billion (31 December 2009)

$87.86 billion (31 December 2009)

$76.31 billion (31 December 2008)

$95.49 billion (31 December 2007)

fruits, vegetables; poultry, dairy products, beef; fish

liquefied natural gas, crude oil production and refining, ammonia, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement, commercial ship repair

27.1% (2010 est.)

15.11 billion kWh (2007 est.)

13.73 billion kWh (2007 est.)

0 kWh (2008 est.)

0 kWh (2008 est.)

1.213 million bbl/day (2009 est.)

142,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)

753,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)

0 bbl/day (2008 est.)

25.41 billion bbl (1 January 2010 est.)

76.98 billion cu m (2008 est.)

20.2 billion cu m (2008 est.)

56.78 billion cu m (2008 est.)

0 cu m (2008 est.)

25.47 trillion cu m (1 January 2010 est.)

$20.11 billion (2010 est.)

$809 million (2009 est.)

$57.82 billion (2010 est.)

$33.28 billion (2009 est.)

liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel

Japan 34.68%, South Korea 22.44%, Singapore 10.03%, India 4.86% (2009)

$23.38 billion (2010 est.)

$20.89 billion (2009 est.)

machinery and transport equipment, food, chemicals

US 13.43%, Italy 8.34%, South Korea 8.33%, Japan 8.04%, Germany 7.31%, France 6.26%, UK 5.59%, China 5%, UAE 4.67%, Saudi Arabia 3.96% (2009)

$22.41 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

$18.81 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

$71.38 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

$70.37 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

$26.38 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

$20.75 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

$19.49 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

$14.27 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

Qatari rials (QAR) per US dollar - 3.64 (2010), 3.64 (2009), 3.64 (2008), 3.64 (2007), 3.64 (2006)