Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Qatar
Qatar: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual was -3.72 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Qatar, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Qatar recorded -3.72 % change on previous year for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in 2024.
The figure is down 73.8% on the previous year and down 114.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Qatar peaked at 68.88 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -8.49 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Qatar ranks 160th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 61.77 % change on previous year | — |
| 2013 | 17.06 % change on previous year | -72.4% |
| 2014 | 25.13 % change on previous year | +47.3% |
| 2015 | 14.7 % change on previous year | -41.5% |
| 2016 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -74.1% |
| 2017 | 25.13 % change on previous year | +559.7% |
| 2018 | -3.29 % change on previous year | -113.1% |
| 2019 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -181.4% |
| 2020 | -8.49 % change on previous year | -417.2% |
| 2021 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -142.2% |
| 2022 | 68.88 % change on previous year | +1823.6% |
| 2023 | -2.14 % change on previous year | -103.1% |
| 2024 | -3.72 % change on previous year | +73.8% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's -3.72 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.63 % change on previous year. (67 countries reporting)
- Qatar's -3.72 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.32 % change on previous year. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1823.6% | 3.58 % change on previous year | 68.88 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.37 % change on previous year | -3.29 % change on previous year | 61.77 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.62 % change on previous year | -8.49 % change on previous year | 68.88 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 157 Bangladesh -2.79 % change on previous year compare
- 158 Hungary -3.36 % change on previous year compare
- 159 Iraq -3.55 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Poland -4.06 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Cameroon -5.09 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Tajikistan -5.87 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Qatar?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Qatar was -3.72 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 68.88 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.49 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Qatar rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual?
- Qatar ranks 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 114.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.