IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2023

Competitiveness Country Profiles

Qatar Competitiveness Trends – Overall

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (64 countries)

BASIC FACTS

Rank

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Capital Land area (square km '000)

Doha

11 2022

10

3,640 2022

Exchange rate (per $)

12

14

2,91 2022 55 237,3 2022 45 104.364 2022 04 4,8 2022 28 4,96 2022 13 0,13 2022 01 2,13 2022 52 26,60 2022 03 27,5 2021 57 -0,61 2021 60

17

Population - market size (millions)

18

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

CHALLENGES IN 2023

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

• Sustain investments in human capital formation. • Sustain economic growth & continue economic diversification effort with a greater role for the private sector in the economy. • Manage a more balanced labor mix to boost productivity. • Agile and efficient government. • Increased competitiveness and more focus on innovation.

Real GDP growth (%)

Consumer price inflation (%)

Unemployment rate (%)

Labor force (millions)

Current account balance (% of GDP)

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

Direct investment flows inward (% of GDP)

PROVIDED BY: Planning and Statistics Authority, Department of Strategic Planning

COMPETITIVENESS LANDSCAPE

Economic Performance Government Efficiency

Business Efficiency

Infrastructure

Domestic Economy

International Trade

International Investment Employment Prices

2 2 Public Finance Tax Policy

Institutional Framework Business Legislation

Societal Framework

Productivity & Efficiency Labor Market Finance

Management Practices Attitudes & Values

Basic Infrastructure

Technological Infrastructure Scientific Infrastructure

Health & Environment Education

1

1

3

4

6

8

13

19

19

21

23

26

28

37

40 41

45

45

PEER GROUPS RANKINGS EUROPE - MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA (41 countries)

POPULATIONS < 20 MILLION (37 countries)

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

7

8

9

9

10

11

11

12

12

13

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