Qatar - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Qatar was -2.43 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.05 in 2008 and a minimum value of -4.86 in 2009.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year	Value
1980	6.80
1981	8.52
1982	5.70
1983	2.74
1984	1.10
1985	1.91
1986	0.76
1987	2.69
1988	4.60
1989	3.30
1990	3.00
1991	4.42
1992	3.06
1993	-0.87
1994	1.32
1995	2.96
1996	4.90
1997	4.83
1998	2.95
1999	2.18
2000	1.65
2001	1.47
2002	0.24
2003	2.26
2004	6.80
2005	8.81
2006	11.84
2007	13.76
2008	15.05
2009	-4.86
2010	-2.43

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Qatar was -18.26 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 8 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.28 in 2005 and a minimum value of -18.26 in 2009.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year	Value
2001	-4.43
2002	3.06
2003	17.44
2004	11.38
2005	26.28
2006	18.52
2007	5.31
2008	9.26
2009	-18.26

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices