Average consumer prices inflation rate

0.4 (%) in 2017

Inflation rate of Qatar sank by 85.24% from 2.7 % in 2016 to 0.4 % in 2017. Since the 4.97% increase in 2014, inflation rate plummeted by 88.24% in 2017.

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Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used. Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data.

Date Value Change, %
2017 0.4 -85.24%
2016 2.7 47.57%
2015 1.8 -45.98%
2014 3.4 4.97%
2013 3.2 79.12%
2012 1.8 -12.28%
2011 2.0 -184.62%
2010 -2.4 -50.66%
2009 -4.9 -132.25%
2008 15.1 10.59%
2007 13.7 15.96%
2006 11.8