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National Planning Council: Q1 2025 GDP release

Non-hydrocarbon growth: 5.3%. Reference period: Q1 2025 year on year. Status in the Horizon dossier: Observed.

Qatar · Country intelligenceQatar country dossierQatar country dashboardQatar current market status: economy, demand and executionQatar: market structure, access and operating dossierEducation & Executive Learning in Qatar: independent market-entry studyFashion, Luxury & Creative Industries in Qatar: independent market-entry studyProfessional & Business Services in Qatar: independent market-entry study

What the source contributes

Non-hydrocarbon growth: 5.3%. Reference period: Q1 2025 year on year. Status in the Horizon dossier: Observed.

Real GDP growth: 3.7%. Reference period: Q1 2025 year on year. Status in the Horizon dossier: Observed.

Observed real and non-hydrocarbon growth.

Horizon synthesis and use

  • Evidence used in the Fashion, Luxury & Creative Industries in Qatar: independent market-entry study country-sector decision dossier. Recheck the original publication date, definition and current status before transaction-specific use.
  • Evidence used in the Professional & Business Services in Qatar: independent market-entry study country-sector decision dossier. Recheck the original publication date, definition and current status before transaction-specific use.
  • Evidence used in the Education & Executive Learning in Qatar: independent market-entry study country-sector decision dossier. Recheck the original publication date, definition and current status before transaction-specific use.
  • The value is retained with its period and status. It is not converted into a synthetic market-attractiveness score or treated as a company-specific forecast.

Before using the evidence

Four questions that keep the conclusion honest

  1. 01What exact indicator, unit, reference period and publication status does “National Planning Council: Q1 2025 GDP release” report?
  2. 02Is the value observed, estimated, forecast or targeted, and has the series been revised?
  3. 03Does the indicator describe Qatar · Country intelligence, Qatar country dossier, Qatar country dashboard, or is it only country or regional context that cannot be relabelled as sector demand?
  4. 04The record was reviewed on 2026-10-28; what has National Planning Council changed or superseded since that date?

Where Horizon integrates this source