- Qatar’s Q1 GDP fell to 170.8 billion riyals from 183.7 billion riyals a year earlier, according to official data.
- Output declined 7.9% from Q4 2025, showing a sharp sequential contraction alongside the annual decline.
- Mining and quarrying activity, which includes Qatar’s energy production, drove the downturn as the ongoing Middle East conflict disrupted output.
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“Qatar's economy shrank 7% in the first-quarter of 2026 from a year earlier”
“Compared with the fourth quarter of 2025, economic output fell 7.9%.”