IMF raises its forecast for Qatar's economic growth to 3.4% in 2022

IMF raises its forecast for Qatar's economic growth to 3.4% in 2022 The International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for Qatar's economic growth in 2022 to 3.4%, compared to a previous forecast of 3.2%. In 2021, the Qatari economy recorded a real growth of 1.5%, compared to an estimate of the International Monetary Fund at 1.9%. In a recent report, the International Monetary Fund predicted that the inflation index in Qatar would rise to 3.5% this year, compared to 2.3% last year, and that it would slow to 3.2% in 2023. The report indicated that Qatar's current account surplus this year will rise to 19.9% of GDP and an estimated amount of 160 billion riyals, to slow down to 15.1% of GDP in 2023.