The Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) has released the 44th issue of the quarterly publication "Window on Economic Statistics of Qatar".
The reference quarter of this issue is the first quarter of 2023, (Q1 2023). All the latest available macro-economic indicators, relating to National Accounts, Prices, Public Finance, and the Balance of Payments have been assembled in a single report.
This handy report is meant to help diverse users, in particular policy and decision makers, the PSA said in a press release.
This publication comprises three parts. Part 1 presents a dashboard comparing the economic performance of the State of Qatar with other economies and regions, in terms of three indicators: (i) Real GDP annual growth rate, (ii) CPI (y-o-y) change and (iii) Current Account Balance as percentage of GDP, as well as data series (quarterly and annual) on some thirty economic indicators.
Part 2 presents an analysis of the quarterly statistics relating to GDP, CPI, PPI, Exports and Imports and compares the performance in the first quarter of 2023 with that of the corresponding quarter of 2022 as well as that of the previous quarter (Q4, 2022).
Part 3 contains an article titled "Population Growth and Economic Development" on the relationship between the concepts of population growth and economic development. It explores both the positive and negative effects of population growth on economic development. The article also reviews population growth in the State of Qatar and the issue of demographic imbalance.
