​​​The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS) has released the thirteenth issue of the quarterly publication “Window on Economic Statistics of Qatar”.
All the latest available macro-economic indicators  , relating to National Accounts, Prices, Public finance, and the Balance of Payments have been assembled in a single report. It is a very handy report and is meant to help diverse users, in particular, policy and decision makers.
This publication comprises three parts, as follows :
Part 1 Part 1 contains a table comparing the economic performance of Qatar with other economies and regions, in terms of three indicators: (i) Real GDP annual growth rate, (ii) CPI (y-o-y) change and (iii) Current Account Balance as percentage of GDP, is also pr. Data for the other countries are those published in the “IMF World Economic Outlook of April 2015”.
 The real growth rate of GDP for Qatar, measured at 2013 constant prices, in 2014, was 4.0%, slightly higher than that of the World (3.6%) and, that of the Advanced Economies (2.2%).
 The year- on - year change in the CPI, in 2014, was 3.4% for Qatar, against 3.5% for the World, 1.5% for the Advanced Economies and 8.4%, for the Middle East and North Africa.
 The Current Account Balance as percentage of GDP, in 2014, remained among the highest in the world at 23.6%, compared to 0.5% for the Advanced Economies and 8.7% for the Middle East and North Africa.
Part 2 presents an analysis of the quarterly statistics relating to GDP, CPI, PPI, Exports and Imports and compares the performance in the second quarter of 2015 with that of the corresponding quarter of 2014 and, with that of the previous quarter.
Part 3 contains an article on the methodology used for the rebasing of the monthly industrial Producer Price Index (PPI) from the year 2006 to 2013.The Article explains the purpose of this rebasing and provides information on the coverage of the PPI, the basket of goods, and the classification adopted.To view previous releases, please visit: the MDPS website. www.mdps.gov.qa and Qatar Information Exchange, www.qalm.gov.qaFor More Details Click Here