{"version":"1","article":{"id":"qatar-state-budget-q2-2026-deficit","slug":"qatar-state-budget-q2-2026-deficit","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/qatar-state-budget-q2-2026-deficit","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-state-budget-q2-2026-deficit?lang=en","title":"Qatar reports a QAR 21.2bn budget deficit for Q2","summary":"Figures attributed to Qatar’s Ministry of Finance show revenue of about QAR 25.6bn and expenditure of QAR 46.8bn in Q2 2026, as reported by QNA.","category":"fiscal","region":"world","topics":["statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-06-30","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Qatar News Agency, citing the Ministry of Finance","url":"https://qna.org.qa/en/news/news-details?date=8%2F09%2F2026&id=state-budget-posts-qar-212-billion-deficit-in-q2-2026","publishedAt":"2026-09-08","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"},{"name":"Qatar News Agency, citing the Ministry of Finance","url":"https://qna.org.qa/en/news/news-details?date=8%2F09%2F2026&id=ministry-of-finance-qar-44-billion-in-government-tenders-during-q2-2026","publishedAt":"2026-09-08","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/qatar-state-budget-q2-2026-deficit","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-state-budget-q2-2026-deficit?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/qatar-state-budget-q2-2026-deficit","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-state-budget-q2-2026-deficit?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/qatar-state-budget-q2-2026-deficit","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-state-budget-q2-2026-deficit?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/qatar-state-budget-q2-2026-deficit","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-state-budget-q2-2026-deficit?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/qatar-state-budget-q2-2026-deficit","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-state-budget-q2-2026-deficit?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"blocks":[{"id":"qatar-q2-2026-budget","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Bütçe gerçekleşmeleri","en":"Q2 2026 budget outturn","ar":"نتائج الموازنة","fr":"Exécution budgétaire","es":"Ejecución presupuestaria"},"description":{"tr":"2026 ikinci çeyrek devlet bütçesi için açıklanan yaklaşık gelir, harcama ve açık tutarları.","en":"Approximate revenue, expenditure and deficit reported for the state budget in Q2 2026.","ar":"القيم التقريبية للإيرادات والنفقات والعجز المعلنة لموازنة الدولة في الربع الثاني من 2026.","fr":"Recettes, dépenses et déficit approximatifs déclarés pour le budget de l’État au T2 2026.","es":"Ingresos, gastos y déficit aproximados comunicados para el presupuesto estatal del T2 de 2026."},"methodology":{"tr":"Qatar News Agency’nin Maliye Bakanlığı açıklamasına dayandırdığı yuvarlanmış tutarlar; dönem 2026 ikinci çeyreğidir.","en":"Rounded values reported by Qatar News Agency from the Ministry of Finance; reference period is Q2 2026.","ar":"قيم مقربة نقلتها وكالة الأنباء القطرية عن وزارة المالية؛ الفترة المرجعية هي الربع الثاني من 2026.","fr":"Montants arrondis rapportés par l’agence QNA d’après le ministère des Finances ; période de référence : T2 2026.","es":"Importes redondeados publicados por QNA a partir del Ministerio de Finanzas; periodo de referencia: T2 de 2026."},"updatedAt":"2026-10-10T14:12:29+00:00","sourceUrls":["https://qna.org.qa/en/news/news-details?date=8%2F09%2F2026&id=state-budget-posts-qar-212-billion-deficit-in-q2-2026"],"items":[{"label":{"tr":"Toplam gelir","en":"Total revenue","ar":"إجمالي الإيرادات","fr":"Recettes totales","es":"Ingresos totales"},"value":25.6,"unit":"billion QAR","period":"2026-06","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"qatar-state-budget-total-revenue","unitCode":"billion-qar","geography":"qatar","frequency":"quarterly","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"},"periodStart":"2026-04"},{"label":{"tr":"Toplam harcama","en":"Total expenditure","ar":"إجمالي النفقات","fr":"Dépenses totales","es":"Gastos totales"},"value":46.8,"unit":"billion QAR","period":"2026-06","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"qatar-state-budget-total-expenditure","unitCode":"billion-qar","geography":"qatar","frequency":"quarterly","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"},"periodStart":"2026-04"},{"label":{"tr":"Bütçe açığı","en":"Budget deficit","ar":"عجز الموازنة","fr":"Déficit budgétaire","es":"Déficit presupuestario"},"value":21.2,"unit":"billion QAR","period":"2026-06","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"qatar-state-budget-budget-deficit","unitCode":"billion-qar","geography":"qatar","frequency":"quarterly","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"},"periodStart":"2026-04"}]},{"id":"qatar-government-tenders-q2-2026","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Devlet ihaleleri ve açık artırmaları","en":"Government tenders and auctions","ar":"المناقصات والمزايدات الحكومية","fr":"Appels d’offres et ventes aux enchères","es":"Licitaciones y subastas públicas"},"description":{"tr":"2026 ikinci çeyreğinde açıklanan devlet ihalesi ve açık artırma değerleri.","en":"Government tender and auction values reported for Q2 2026.","ar":"قيم المناقصات والمزايدات الحكومية المعلنة للربع الثاني من 2026.","fr":"Valeur des appels d’offres et ventes publiques déclarés pour le T2 2026.","es":"Valor de licitaciones y subastas públicas comunicado para el T2 de 2026."},"methodology":{"tr":"QNA’nın Maliye Bakanlığı açıklamasına dayandırdığı yaklaşık değerler; 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The ministry put revenue at approximately QAR 25.6bn and expenditure at about QAR 46.8bn. These are outturn figures for the quarter, not a full-year budget forecast or a cash financing plan.","Spending included QAR 17.611bn for salaries and wages, QAR 19.662bn in current expenditure, QAR 8.748bn in major capital expenditure and QAR 858m in minor capital expenditure. The deficit announced for the preceding quarter was QAR 10.3bn. Quarter-to-quarter changes can reflect the timing of receipts and spending; the two readings alone do not establish an annual trend. QNA said its report drew on the ministry’s official social-media statement. The release did not provide a detailed financing plan, borrowing breakdown or split of hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon revenue.","The value of Qatar’s government tenders and auctions reached QAR 4.4 billion in the second quarter of 2026, according to figures announced by the Ministry of Finance on 8 September and reported by Qatar News Agency (QNA). The ministry said QAR 4.1bn was awarded to local companies and QAR 300m to foreign companies. The rounded breakdown is consistent with the reported total.","The value of tenders awarded to local companies was 52% lower than in the same period of 2025, the ministry said. Municipality and environment, health, energy, and culture and sports led its sectoral performance index. Government tenders and auctions totalled QAR 8.6bn in the first quarter of 2026; quarter-to-quarter movement can reflect procurement calendars and award timing. The values do not represent the final revenue of local firms or the total cost of every contract signed. QNA said it based the report on the ministry’s official social-media post. The announcement did not specify the number of tenders, contract duration or implementation status."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Figures attributed to Qatar’s Ministry of Finance show revenue of about QAR 25.6bn and expenditure of QAR 46.8bn in Q2 2026, as reported by QNA.\n\nQatar’s state budget recorded a deficit of QAR 21.2 billion in the second quarter of 2026, according to figures announced by the Ministry of Finance on 8 September and reported by Qatar News Agency (QNA). The ministry put revenue at approximately QAR 25.6bn and expenditure at about QAR 46.8bn. These are outturn figures for the quarter, not a full-year budget forecast or a cash financing plan.\n\nSpending included QAR 17.611bn for salaries and wages, QAR 19.662bn in current expenditure, QAR 8.748bn in major capital expenditure and QAR 858m in minor capital expenditure. The deficit announced for the preceding quarter was QAR 10.3bn. Quarter-to-quarter changes can reflect the timing of receipts and spending; the two readings alone do not establish an annual trend. QNA said its report drew on the ministry’s official social-media statement. The release did not provide a detailed financing plan, borrowing breakdown or split of hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon revenue.\n\nThe value of Qatar’s government tenders and auctions reached QAR 4.4 billion in the second quarter of 2026, according to figures announced by the Ministry of Finance on 8 September and reported by Qatar News Agency (QNA). The ministry said QAR 4.1bn was awarded to local companies and QAR 300m to foreign companies. The rounded breakdown is consistent with the reported total.\n\nThe value of tenders awarded to local companies was 52% lower than in the same period of 2025, the ministry said. Municipality and environment, health, energy, and culture and sports led its sectoral performance index. Government tenders and auctions totalled QAR 8.6bn in the first quarter of 2026; quarter-to-quarter movement can reflect procurement calendars and award timing. The values do not represent the final revenue of local firms or the total cost of every contract signed. QNA said it based the report on the ministry’s official social-media post. The announcement did not specify the number of tenders, contract duration or implementation status.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"fiscal","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/fiscal-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic public finance illustration with a civic building, balanced scale and closed books.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"fiscal","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/fiscal-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic public finance illustration with a civic building, balanced scale and closed books.","language":"en"}}}