Qatar Amir sets out economic resilience priorities in Shura address
Sheikh Tamim cited 2025 growth and inflation, first-half 2026 fiscal changes and a five-year investment opportunity portfolio.
Event / data period: 2026-10-13
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Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani presented economic indicators and priorities in an address opening the Shura Council’s 55th annual session on 13 October. He said real growth was 2.9% in 2025 and average annual inflation was 0.5%; non-hydrocarbon sectors accounted for about 80% of real gross domestic product.
The Amir said total public revenues fell 42% and expenditure fell 14% in the first half of 2026, while essential services and development priorities were maintained. He also described a portfolio of about QAR 221 billion in projects and investment opportunities over the next five years, including infrastructure, public-private partnerships and private investment in real estate and hospitality. These are government figures and plans presented in the address, not realised investment spending.
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Economic indicators and investment portfolio cited in the Amir’s address
Qatar figures presented to the Shura Council on 13 October 2026, with periods as stated in the source.
| Real GDP growth | 2025 | 2.9 |
| Average annual inflation | 2025 | 0.5 |
| Non-hydrocarbon share of real GDP (approximately) | At speech date | 80 |
| Change in total public revenues | First half of 2026 | -42 |
| Change in public expenditure | First half of 2026 | -14 |
Methodology
Values are transcribed as stated in the Amir’s address. The source describes the roughly 80% share and roughly QAR 221 billion portfolio as approximate; the portfolio is not realised spending.
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Five-year project and investment opportunity portfolio
Approximate aggregate value announced in the Amir’s address.
| Projects and investment opportunities | Next five years | 221 |
Methodology
The source’s approximate aggregate is preserved. It describes a portfolio of projects and investment opportunities over the next five years, not realised expenditure.
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