Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Qatar
Qatar: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 34.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Qatar, 2007–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in Qatar is 34.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 48.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Qatar peaked at 34.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Qatar ranks 37th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.1% | — |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +32100.0% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | +23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 0.1% | 34.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Qatar?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Qatar was 34.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Qatar rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Qatar ranks 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.