The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS) has released the twenty Third issue of the quarterly publication “Window on Economic Statistics of Qatar”.
The reference quarter of this issue is the fourth quarter of 2017(Q4 2017). 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:
- Part 1 presents a dashboard 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, as well as data series (quarterly and annual) on some thirty economic indicators.
- Part 2 presents an analysis of the quarterly statistics relating to GDP, CPI, PPI, Exports and Imports and compares the performance in the fourth quarter of 2017 with that of the corresponding quarter of 2016 and, with that of the previous quarter (Q3, 2017).
- Part 3 contains articles on specific topics. The title of the article presented in this issue is " Performance of Business Services Sector in Qatar, 2012-2016". The article discusses the performance of Business Services Sector in the State of Qatar during the period 2012-2016 in terms of its importance, its contribution to GDP, and recruitment of the workforce. Furthermore, the article also tackles the methodology and procedures of collecting and compiling data as well as a brief analysis through following up the developments in the value added generated, its growth rates and the affecting factors behind.
