Main article: Countries of the world
Population
Migration
2021
Net outflow over 4 years
From which countries migrants come
78.7% of the population are immigrants
Mortality
2018: Low accident mortality rate
Armed Forces
2025: Number of U.S. troops - 9,000
2024: 30th in the world in defense spending - $9.7 billion
Top 30 countries in the world in defense spending in 2024, published by Bloomberg based on data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies:
US: $968 billion
China: $235 billion
Russia: $145.9 billion
Germany: $86 billion
UK: $81.1 billion
India: $74.4 billion
Saudi Arabia: $71.7 billion
France: $64 billion
Japan: $53 billion
South Korea: $43.9 billion
Australia: $36.4 billion
Italy: $35.2 billion
Israel: $33.7 billion
Ukraine: $28.4 billion
Poland: $28.4 billion
Canada: $27bn
Brazil: $24.4 billion
Netherlands: $23.6 billion
UAE: $22.3 billion
Algeria: $21.4 billion
Spain: $19.4 billion
Taiwan: $18.9 billion
Singapore: $15.2 billion
Turkey: $14.3 billion
Iraq: $12.7 billion
Sweden: $12.3 billion
Indonesia: $10.9 billion
Mexico: $10.2 billion
Norway: $9.8 billion
Qatar: $9.7 billion
2023: 8,000 US Military
As of October 2023, the total number of US troops in the Middle East is about 45 thousand people, with almost 70% concentrated in 3 countries - Kuwait (13,500), Bahrain (9,000) and Qatar (8,000).
Basically, the United States occupies air bases, and all locations are coordinated with the governments of these countries (except Syria).
The governments of the region cover most of the costs of building and maintaining these airbases.
Since 2003, Qatar has spent more than $8 billion on al-Udeid airbase, which is the largest in the region. In 2024, Qatar extended the US presence in the country for another 10 years.
Udeid Air Force Base is located about 35 kilometers southwest of Doha, it is one of the largest foreign military bases of the American military.
2022: 1st in list of biggest gun importers
2021: Defence spending - 4.81% of GDP
2019: 13K US military
Foreign policy
2025: Qatar refuses to fund Israel-ravaged Gaza reconstruction without political settlement
In December 2025, in Qatar, for the first time, the role of the "Gaza wallet" was publicly removed. At a forum in Doha, Prime Minister Muhammad Al Thani said the Qataris no longer intend to pay for the reconstruction of the enclave.
"When we say that in Israel they should rebuild Gaza, they tell us:" You, as part of the region, share responsibility. "
"We will not abandon the Palestinians, but we will not sign checks to restore what someone else has destroyed."
The Qatari prime minister stressed that without a political solution to the Palestinian issue, any financial investments in the sector make no sense, and the presence of Israeli troops and constant violations of the ceasefire create conditions for a new round of escalation.
Economy
GDP
2024: Qatar's 2.3% GDP growth to $218 billion
At the end of 2024, Qatar's GDP amounted to $217.98 billion. For comparison, a year earlier this figure was at around $213 billion. Thus, growth was recorded at 2.3%, as stated in the materials of the World Bank, which TAdviser got acquainted with in mid-October 2025.
Qatar's population in 2024 was 2,857,822. Thus, the nominal GDP per capita in this country reached $76,276. Oil and gas account for about a third of the state's economy - 36% versus 37% in 2023. At the same time, the share of the non-hydrocarbon sector in total GDP increased on an annualized basis from 63% to 64%. As the National Planning Council notes, this shows the sustainability of Qatar's economy and its ability to withstand market fluctuations, including lower oil and gas prices and reduced demand for such resources.
Non-hydrocarbon activities remain a key driver of Qatar's growth. The accommodation and food services sector (hotels, motels, campsites and other short-term places of residence, as well as restaurants, bars, cafes, eateries, etc.) shows an increase of 8.7% year-on-year. The field of art, entertainment and recreation showed an increase of 7.5%. Growth in the real estate segment amounted to 6%, in the direction of wholesale and retail trade - 5.2%, in the field of construction - 3.6%. In general, the total growth of non-oil and gas sectors of the economy in 2024 amounted to about 3.4%.
 | The GDP figures for 2024 indicate that Qatar's economy continues to move towards diversification, and the private sector plays an increasingly significant role in the country's development, the National Planning Council said in a statement.[1] |  |
2023
2022: GDP size forecast - $0.22 trillion
Sovereign Wealth Fund
2024: $510 billion in assets
2023: Sovereign Wealth Fund Assets - $450 billion
2022: Sovereign wealth fund assets per capita
Gas Production and Export
2025: 3rd in the world for proven gas reserves and LNG exports
Proved natural gas reserves (km3), according to Bloomberg data for February 2025:
Russia: 47,798
Iran: 33 980
Qatar: 23,871
Saudi Arabia: 15,910
UNITED STATES: 13,167
Turkmenistan: 11,326
China: 6,654
UAE: 6,088
Nigeria: 5,748
Venezuela: 5,663
Algeria: 4,502
Iraq: 3,738
2024: 6th place in natural gas production (179.5 billion cubic meters)
At the end of 2024, Qatar took 6th place in natural gas production. This is stated in the World Visualized review, published on December 16, 2025. Read more here
2023: US beats Australia, Qatar on LNG exports
The US has become the world's largest LNG exporter for the first time, with shipments bypassing Australia and Qatar in 2023.
2022
Qatar again the largest LNG supplier
In April 2022 Qatar , he took USA the crown of the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas.
Gas export via pipelines
2021: World's second liquefied natural gas exporter
2020: Plan to increase LNG production
For May 2020, Qatar - the world's largest LNG producer - does not intend to cut supplies due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and plans to significantly increase capacity in the coming years, said Minister of Energy and Chief Executive Officer of state-owned Qatar Petroleum Saad Sherida al-Kaabi.
Qatar Petroleum plans to increase production 1.5 times by 2025, to 110 million tons, and almost twice - by 2027 (up to 126 million tons). To do this, the company launches the North Field field, where 80 exploration wells have already been drilled. Contracts for the construction of 100 LNG tankers have been concluded for the new gas.
Oil production
2025: 14th in the world in terms of oil reserves
Oil reserves in countries of the world (billion barrels), according to Bloomberg as of February 2025:
Venezuela: 303.8
Saudi Arabia: 258.6
Iran: 208.6
Canada: 170.3
Iraq: 145
Kuwait: 101.5
UAE: 97.8
Russia: 80
Libya: 48.3
UNITED STATES: 47.1
Nigeria: 36.8
Kazakhstan: 30
China: 26
Qatar: 25.2
Brazil: 12.7
2021
Power
2022: Qatar launches country's largest solar power plant
On October 18, 2022, the official commissioning ceremony of Qatar's largest solar power plant took place: a farm called Al-Kharsaah Solar PV Power Plant (KSPP) provides up to 800 MW of power. Read more here.
2020: Energy consumption per capita
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Foreign trade
2022: China is the biggest export destination
Digitalization
2017: Orange Business Services awarded contract to develop smart city services in Doha
On March 2, 2017, Orange Business Services announced a multi-million dollar contract that it signed with MEEZA to create smart services and applications for the Msheireb district in Doha. In the Msheireb area, a smart city project is being implemented. It is assumed that as a result of the reconstruction of the district, more than 500 thousand sensors connected and controlled by a set of applications will work there. See more about the project - Meeza has begun a project to create a "smart city."
R&D
2020: R&D spending - $1.3 billion
Tourism
2023: The growth of tourist flow from Russia 3 times
In 2023, 69 thousand tourists from Russia visited Qatar, which is three times more than a year earlier. The Russian Union of Travel Industry (PCT) cited such data in February 2024.
According to Kristina Bagatelia, regional manager of Visit Qatar in Russia and the CIS, the growth of Russian tourist flow to Qatar was the result of the low base of 2022.
| | But now the growth rate is far ahead of the market average. It is especially pleasant that along with the increase in tourist flow, the duration of tourists in Qatar is also increasing, the number of Russians choosing the country as an independent destination for recreation is growing, she said (quoted by the PCT press service). | |
Deputy General Director of Pax Liubov Chuchmayeva, whose words are also quoted by the PCT, said that interest in Qatar increased sharply in 2023 after the World Cup. The Pax started Qatar sales in 2017 with 40 tourists a year, and almost all were delayed in Doha briefly during transit flights. And now the company is sending thousands of people there. In 2023, already two-thirds of the total number of tourists who chose Qatar flew for the purpose of beach and excursion tourism for a period of 7 to 14 days, Chuchmaeva noted.
Fun & Sun also noted good growth in the direction. According to the company, in the winter season 2023-2024. the demand for Qatar is 20% ahead of the figure of the same year ago. Head of public relations Olga Ivanova says that they are going to Qatar for the eastern flavor, beach holidays, pleasant weather. It is an interesting country and its infrastructure is ideal for tourists. Russians are now increasingly considering Qatar as a destination for beach and excursion holidays, and not just transit,[2] stressed[3]
Hospitality
2021: Number increase ahead of World Cup
Agriculture
2019: Average use of pesticides in agriculture
Salaries
2025: Average pay after taxes - $3,800 (as of March)
Average wages after taxes, according to data available for March 2025:[4]
1️⃣ Switzerland: $6,704
2️⃣ Luxembourg: $6050
3️⃣ USA : $4,338
4️⃣ Iceland: $4,182
5️⃣ Singapore: $3,818
6️⃣ Qatar: $3,800
7️⃣ Denmark: $3,729
8️⃣ Hong Kong: $3,619
9️⃣ Netherlands: $3,555
Norway: $3,489
Consumption
2023: Poultry meat is the most consumed type of meat
Education
2019: Number of years of education by citizens over 25
Health care
Maternity leave
in
2020: Duration of guaranteed paid sick leave from 1 to 2.9 months
Crime
Prisons
2021: 73.3% of prisoners are foreigners
2019: Minimum age of imprisonment for children - 7 years
2018: Number of prisoners per 100 thousand citizens
History
2025: Israel attacks Hamas leadership members in Qatari territory. Trust in U.S. security guarantees evaporates
IDF September 2025: "Together with Shin Bet and with the support of the Air Force, a targeted attack was recently carried out on the top leadership of the terrorist organization Hamas."
Hamas leader in Gaza, head of the movement's office abroad and commander of a cell in the West Bank are killed in Doha (Qatar), claims Al Hadath.
Hamas Secretary General Khalil Al-Haya survived Israel's strikes on Hamas headquarters in Doha, Reuters reported.
The Qatari air defense forces, which are controlled by the American army, did not even open fire to shoot down targets.
Arab leaders in the Middle East have questioned the value of American security guarantees in the wake of Israel's attack on Qatar - an ally and USA the site of one of the largest U.S. military bases in the region.
Saudi Arabia UAE Bahrain , and condemned the attack, but are not going to respond with military measures. Experts believe that this could accelerate the diversification of Arab alliances, strengthening ties with other powers, including,, Turkey Pakistan or. India China
Gulf leaders realized that Israel could hit any regional adversary, undermining the GCC's collective security principle. The Emir of Qatar said that the United States reported the attack only 10 minutes later.
About 40,000 US troops are stationed in the Middle East, but the current situation undermines the credibility of the American "security umbrella."
Sport
2022
Planned expenses of $220 billion for the World Cup in 2024
The most popular sport is football
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Calendar
Notes
- ↑ Non-Hydrocarbon Sector Achieves 3.4% Growth in 2024
- ↑ [https://rostourunion.ru/novosti/novosti-turizma/rst-chempionat-mira-po-futbolu-povysil-interes-rossijskih-turistov-k-kataru.html she
- ↑ . PCT: World Cup has increased the interest of Russian tourists in ]Qatar
- ↑ Rankings by Country of Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) (Sales And Financing)
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