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Oman vs Qatar

GDP growth and annual-average consumer-price inflation, compared on exact common WDI year labels.

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Government debt

Debt stocks are shown in each country’s currency. Dates and government coverage can differ. Original maturity runs from issue to repayment. Remaining maturity runs from the snapshot date to repayment.

Oman

Government public debt ·

Total for this scope
OMR 14.160bn
Domestic
Unavailable
External
Unavailable

Domestic maturity. A breakdown for this scope and date is unavailable in the verified evidence.

The Q2 bulletin gives a rounded total. The last separately verified breakdown is the December 2025 prospectus: OMR 5.038 billion domestic and OMR 9.550 billion external, OMR 14.588 billion total. The original 2026–28 domestic maturity schedule remains available in the calculator.

Evidence Oman Ministry of Finance · Q2 2026 fiscal performance bulletin, p. 9 · Government of Oman · Series 11 sukuk prospectus, December 2025 stock

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Real GDP growth

Oman and Qatar: Real GDP growthAnnual percentage observations from 2000 to 2025. Missing years are left as gaps. The exact values appear in the accompanying data table.-5.942.6911.3119.9328.5520002025% annualOman: 2000, 6.19%Oman: 2001, 4.61%Oman: 2002, -0.78%Oman: 2003, -2.19%Oman: 2004, 1.99%Oman: 2005, 2.78%Oman: 2006, 4.67%Oman: 2007, 4.98%Oman: 2008, 8.95%Oman: 2009, 5.98%Oman: 2010, 2.47%Oman: 2011, 2.89%Oman: 2012, 8.86%Oman: 2013, 5.23%Oman: 2014, 1.29%Oman: 2015, 5.02%Oman: 2016, 5.05%Oman: 2017, 0.30%Oman: 2018, 1.29%Oman: 2019, -1.13%Oman: 2020, -3.38%Oman: 2021, 2.58%Oman: 2022, 7.99%Oman: 2023, 1.41%Oman: 2024, 1.63%Oman: 2025, 2.40%Qatar: 2000, 8.03%Qatar: 2001, 3.90%Qatar: 2002, 7.18%Qatar: 2003, 3.72%Qatar: 2004, 19.22%Qatar: 2005, 7.49%Qatar: 2006, 26.17%Qatar: 2007, 17.99%Qatar: 2008, 17.66%Qatar: 2009, 11.96%Qatar: 2010, 16.73%Qatar: 2011, 13.02%Qatar: 2012, 4.63%Qatar: 2013, 4.43%Qatar: 2014, 4.12%Qatar: 2015, 4.75%Qatar: 2016, 3.06%Qatar: 2017, -1.50%Qatar: 2018, 1.23%Qatar: 2019, 0.69%Qatar: 2020, -3.56%Qatar: 2021, 1.63%Qatar: 2022, 4.19%Qatar: 2023, 1.19%Qatar: 2024, 3.11%Qatar: 2025, 2.90%
OmanQatarWorld Bank WDI · no gap filling

For the latest common WDI year label, 2025, Oman records 2.40% and Qatar 2.90%. The difference (Oman minus Qatar) is -0.50 percentage points, calculated from the unrounded values.

Individual series endpoints: Oman 2025; Qatar 2025. The comparison above uses their common year, which can be earlier.

Real GDP growth measures the annual percentage change in constant-price output. It is a growth rate, not GDP in US dollars, economic size, GDP per person, or an investment return.

A higher growth rate does not establish a larger economy, higher income per person, or a particular investment outcome. National accounts can be revised and aggregate growth does not separate oil from non-oil activity.

Complete observed years shown in the chart; unavailable cells are not filled
Year labelOman (% annual)Qatar (% annual)
20006.19%8.03%
20014.61%3.90%
2002-0.78%7.18%
2003-2.19%3.72%
20041.99%19.22%
20052.78%7.49%
20064.67%26.17%
20074.98%17.99%
20088.95%17.66%
20095.98%11.96%
20102.47%16.73%
20112.89%13.02%
20128.86%4.63%
20135.23%4.43%
20141.29%4.12%
20155.02%4.75%
20165.05%3.06%
20170.30%-1.50%
20181.29%1.23%
2019-1.13%0.69%
2020-3.38%-3.56%
20212.58%1.63%
20227.99%4.19%
20231.41%1.19%
20241.63%3.11%
20252.40%2.90%

Consumer price inflation

Oman and Qatar: Consumer price inflationAnnual percentage observations from 2000 to 2025. Missing years are left as gaps. The exact values appear in the accompanying data table.-6.46-0.685.0910.8716.6420002025% annualOman: 2001, -0.82%Oman: 2002, -0.28%Oman: 2003, 0.23%Oman: 2004, 0.62%Oman: 2005, 1.91%Oman: 2006, 3.54%Oman: 2007, 5.83%Oman: 2008, 12.38%Oman: 2009, 3.47%Oman: 2010, 3.26%Oman: 2011, 4.04%Oman: 2012, 2.95%Oman: 2013, 1.05%Oman: 2014, 1.01%Oman: 2015, 0.07%Oman: 2016, 1.11%Oman: 2017, 1.59%Oman: 2018, 0.89%Oman: 2019, 0.49%Oman: 2020, -0.41%Oman: 2021, 1.68%Oman: 2022, 2.51%Oman: 2023, 0.95%Oman: 2024, 0.59%Oman: 2025, 0.97%Qatar: 2000, 1.65%Qatar: 2001, 1.47%Qatar: 2002, 0.24%Qatar: 2003, 2.26%Qatar: 2004, 6.80%Qatar: 2005, 8.81%Qatar: 2006, 11.84%Qatar: 2007, 13.76%Qatar: 2008, 15.05%Qatar: 2009, -4.86%Qatar: 2010, -2.43%Qatar: 2011, 1.14%Qatar: 2012, 2.32%Qatar: 2013, 3.22%Qatar: 2014, 3.35%Qatar: 2015, 1.81%Qatar: 2016, 2.68%Qatar: 2017, 0.39%Qatar: 2018, 0.26%Qatar: 2019, -0.67%Qatar: 2020, -2.54%Qatar: 2021, 2.30%Qatar: 2022, 5.00%Qatar: 2023, 3.03%Qatar: 2024, 1.27%
OmanQatarWorld Bank WDI · no gap filling

For the latest common WDI year label, 2024, Oman records 0.59% and Qatar 1.27%. The difference (Oman minus Qatar) is -0.67 percentage points, calculated from the unrounded values.

Individual series endpoints: Oman 2025; Qatar 2024. The comparison above uses their common year, which can be earlier.

CPI inflation is the annual-average percentage change in the consumer price index. It is not the latest monthly year-on-year headline, a policy rate, or the price level itself.

The difference describes inflation rates, not the relative cost of living: each rate uses its own national consumer-price basket and weights. Lower inflation can coexist with a higher price level.

Complete observed years shown in the chart; unavailable cells are not filled
Year labelOman (% annual)Qatar (% annual)
2000Unavailable1.65%
2001-0.82%1.47%
2002-0.28%0.24%
20030.23%2.26%
20040.62%6.80%
20051.91%8.81%
20063.54%11.84%
20075.83%13.76%
200812.38%15.05%
20093.47%-4.86%
20103.26%-2.43%
20114.04%1.14%
20122.95%2.32%
20131.05%3.22%
20141.01%3.35%
20150.07%1.81%
20161.11%2.68%
20171.59%0.39%
20180.89%0.26%
20190.49%-0.67%
2020-0.41%-2.54%
20211.68%2.30%
20222.51%5.00%
20230.95%3.03%
20240.59%1.27%
20250.97%Unavailable

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Why can the chart show a later year than the headline comparison?

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Is the gap a percentage change?

No. Subtracting two percentage-valued growth or inflation rates produces a difference in percentage points. It is not a return, a currency adjustment or a measure of economic size.

Does lower inflation mean a cheaper country?

No. Inflation measures the change in each country’s consumer-price index, using its own basket and weights. Comparing these rates does not compare the countries’ price levels or purchasing power.

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