Qatar’s merchandise trade balance has been estimated to rise to $55bn by 2025 from $42.2bn this year, according to researcher FocusEconomics.

Qatar’s public debt as a percentage of the GDP is set to decline to 55.4 in 2025 from 65.8 this year, researcher FocusEconomics said in a report.

Qatar’s public debt has been forecast to fall steadily, from 63.3% of the country’s GDP this year to 56.9% in 2025, FocusEconomics said in a report.

Qatar's $29bn North Field Expansion (NFE) plan to boost LNG output by over 40% over the next several years bodes well for the future of its energy sector, researcher FocusEconomics said in its latest country report.

Qatar economy is expected to see a rebound next year in both domestic and foreign demand; FocusEconomics said and noted it saw a 2.9% rise in GDP in 2021 and 3.6% in 2022.

Qatar’s international reserves are expected to total $37bn by the year-end, FocusEconomics has said in a report. Next year, it will be $175bn, followed by $187bn (2022) and $199bn in 2023.

Qatar’s merchandise trade balance, which is the difference in value between imported and exported goods, is expected to reach $49.8bn in 2024, latest country forecast by FocusEconomics has shown.

Qatar’s “strong” fiscal stimulus package to support the non-oil private sector should cushion the country’s economic downturn, FocusEconomics said even as the researcher expects a growth of 3.4% in 2021.

Qatar’s new Public-Private Partnership (PPP) law should support investment and activity in the non-oil sector even as the stimulus package worth 13% of the country’s GDP may prop up domestic demand

Qatar’s fiscal balance as a percentage of GDP is set to rise to 3.2% in 2024 from an estimated -6.9% this year, FocusEconomics has said in its country report.

Qatar’s public debt has been forecast to fall to 45.6% of the country’s GDP by 2024 from 52.6% this year, FocusEconomics has said in a report.

Qatar’s GDP has been estimated to reach $237bn by 2024 from $199bn this year, a new report has shown.