A strategy for prosperous Qatar setting the pace for future national strategies
Qatar National Project Management (QNPM) is a national initiative was created in 2005 in the Planning Council to help build and support project professional management capacity in Qatar's public service.
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Most important definitions used:
If the establishment:
Operating establishment: The establishment where workers practice one or more economic activity.
Temporarily stopped establishment: The establishment that practices economic activity, components of this activity are available and employs workers, but it is temporarily stopped for the duration of the census for any reason (maintenance, decoration, travel of holder … etc.).
Permanently closed establishment: The establishment that stopped practicing its works for any reason (bankruptcy, desire of holder to leave work … etc.), and obviously it will have any workers practicing any economic activity.
Under preparation: It is a new establishment, where preparation is taking place, e.g. decoration, importation of goods … etc. in order to open it and activity is not practiced yet.
Vacant: It is a place originally prepared for practicing economic activity, and not occupied by an establishment the time of census.
Government Department:
It usually practices government administrative or service activity, e.g. ministries and departments (Ministries of Defense and Finance, government schools, government health centers, government hospitals … etc.).
Government Establishment/Company:
Companies that practice production and the State own the whole capital (e.g. Qatar Petroleum, Qatar Central Bank, etc.).
Private:
Establishments owned by an individual or a group, whether Qataris, non-Qataris, natural or artificial person (does not include joint-stock where the State own shares).
Mixed:
The sector that comprises establishments the State contributes to capital with another body, whether national or foreign.
Diplomatic/International:
Includes establishments that practice diplomatic or consular activity for other countries (e.g. embassies, consulates … etc.), it as well includes establishments of regional and international organizations.
Type of actual work practiced by the establishment, whether material or service, regardless of sector of the establishment (Government Department, Government Establishment / Company, Private, Mixed, Diplomatic / International); or ownership of establishment (individual, main branch, administrative offices/auxiliary units, branch of local establishment, branch of foreign establishment, holding company). One of the economic activities practiced by the establishment should be written in detail, as will be shown in the coming examples. It is not necessary that name of establishment expresses the actual economic activity.
Definition and elements of establishments should be observed by referring to the owner of officer in charge.
Emphasis should be made on the necessity of mentioning activity in detail, which best describes and classified this activity in accordance with International Standard Calcification of All Industries (ISIC) (e.g. retail trade in textiles, wholesale trade in building materials, manufacturing of cement blocks, men’s tailoring, video tapes rental, sanitary ware installation, engineering consultation … etc.).
Individual:
An establishment owned by an individual (natural person) where no one has partnership in its holding.
Joint-liability:
Company composed of two or more natural persons. They are jointly liable with their funds for the company’s financial commitments.
Limited Partnership:
Company includes two parties of partners:
Limited Joint-Stock:
Limited Liability:
Number of partners in such company should not be more than fifty (50) and not less than two (2). Any of these partners is liable only for his share in capital. Shares of partners are not represented by transferable checks. The term “With Limited Liability” should be added to the name of company. Its capital should not be less than two hundred thousands (200,000) Riyals evenly distributed on equal value shares of ten (10) Riyals. Purpose of such company should not be practicing work of banking, insurance or investing funds for others, whether personally or by proxy.
Joint-stock:
Its capital is divided into equal value and circulating shares. The shareholder is liable only for his share in capital.
Qatari Law number (5) states that “Capital of such company should not be less than ten million (10,000,000) Riyals for companies that circulate its shares for public in general subscription.
Special Joint-Stock:
Company with capital composed of equal value shares not for underwriting and not circulated. Usually underwriting is for limited number of persons, i.e. founders. Shareholder liability is limited to his part of shares in capital.
Its founders is not less than five (5), its shares are not for circulation for underwriting, they should underwrite in all shares and its capital should not be less than two million (2,000,000) Riyals.
Others:
The establishment that any of the aforementioned does not apply to it.
All employees of the establishment, whether owners who work in it (paid or unpaid) or paid workers.
Important note regarding number of employees:
Number of employees does not include capital owner, who gave its management or operating to the employees, and does not include as well any of the family members who do not work in the establishment.