Qatar’s non-oil activities jump 4.4% as GDP grows 2.9% for Q3

Real GDP estimates for the third quarter of 2025 reached QAR186.1 billion (US$51.05 billion) at constant prices, compared with QAR180.9 billion (US$49.6 billion) in the third quarter of 2024.

According to the National Planning Council (NPC), non-hydrocarbon activities accounted for 65.5 per cent of real GDP, at QAR121.9 billion (US$33.44 billion) as against QAR116.8 billion (US$32.04 billion) in the same period of 2024.

The fastest-growing activities on a year-on-year basis were construction (9.1 per cent), followed by wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (both 8.9 per cent), and accommodation and food service activities (6.4 per cent).

Overall, 15 of 17 economic activities recorded positive real growth during the third quarter.

Dr Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Secretary General of NPC, said: “These results reflect the resilience of the Qatari economy and the continuity of the path of economic diversification, as it achieves real growth driven by the strong performance of non-hydrocarbon activities.

“This performance underscores the success of economic and development policies in enhancing the contribution of productive and service sectors, in line with the targets of the Third National Development Strategy and strengthens the national economy’s ability to achieve sustainable and balanced growth over the medium and long term.”

The NPC’s National Statistics Centre continues to refine its methods for measuring GDP, with recent revisions applied to the estimates of the third quarter of 2024.