Makrognosis

Qatar Credit Rating & Sovereign Risk Score

Model scoreCode CREDIT:QA

Model score69 / 1009 Nov 2026
Grade equivalentA-model-implied
BandInvestment grade0–100 scale, 100 = strongest
Rank34th of 84economies scored

Makrognosis sovereign credit model scores Qatar at 69 out of 100 as of 9 November 2026, equivalent to A- on the familiar letter scale — investment grade.

The score is down 0.3 points from 69 on 1 October 2026.

That places Qatar 34th of the 84 economies the model scores; Russia has the highest score at 100.

Key inputs include government debt of 35.4% of GDP, a fiscal balance of 0.7% of GDP, a current account balance of 14.8% of GDP.

This is a model-implied assessment built from official macroeconomic data. It is not a credit rating issued by S&P, Moody's or Fitch, and agency ratings are not reproduced here.

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Qatar sovereign credit score (0–100), 18 Jun 2026 – 9 Nov 2026. Source: Makrognosis sovereign credit model.

Score history

Assessment dateScoreGrade equivalent
9 November 202668.6A-
1 October 202668.9A-
31 July 202668.9A-
30 July 202673.5A
26 July 202674.9A
21 June 202682.9AA-
18 June 202682.2A+
Get the Qatar sovereign risk score in your code

Score, grade equivalent and inputs for 84 economies. Free tier available.

curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/credit/QA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/credit/QA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
score = r.json()["headline"]["score_0_100"]
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What drives the score

The model's published inputs for Qatar, from official national and international statistics.

InputValueVintage
GDP per capitaUS$72,5252026
Real GDP growth, 5-year average2.4%2026
Inflation, recent average1.1%2026
Government debt35.4% of GDP2026
Fiscal balance0.7% of GDP2026
Current account balance14.8% of GDP2026
Foreign-exchange reserves7.5 months of imports2026
Governance (World Bank WGI composite)0.5742026

How Qatar compares

#EconomyAs ofScore
1Russia9 Nov 2026100
2Turkey9 Nov 2026100
3Denmark9 Nov 202698
4Switzerland9 Nov 202696
5Netherlands9 Nov 202695
29Portugal9 Nov 202675
30Poland9 Nov 202673
31Czech Republic9 Nov 202672
32Chile9 Nov 202671
33Israel9 Nov 202669
34Qatar9 Nov 202669
35Taiwan9 Nov 202668
36United Arab Emirates9 Nov 202668
37Malaysia9 Nov 202667
38Bahamas9 Nov 202667
39Saudi Arabia9 Nov 202666
40Oman9 Nov 202665

All 84 economies ranked →

Qatar economic indicators

Qatar Government Budget BalanceQatar QAR per USD, calendar-month average of the official pegged daily rate (QCB; 3.64 since July 2001)Qatar QCB QMR deposit rate (Monthly Monetary Bulletin T28)Qatar Total public debt, QR million (Ministry of Finance, calendar year-end)

FAQ

What is Qatar's credit rating?
Makrognosis sovereign credit model scores Qatar at 69/100 as of 9 November 2026, equivalent to A- (investment grade). This is a model-implied assessment built from official macroeconomic data. It is not a credit rating issued by S&P, Moody's or Fitch, and agency ratings are not reproduced here.
How is the sovereign risk score calculated?
A statistical model scores each economy from published inputs — government debt and fiscal balance, current account and external debt, GDP per capita and growth, inflation, reserves and governance — on a 0–100 scale where 100 is the strongest credit. It is re-run as the inputs update.
Where can I get the data?
Through the Makrognosis API: GET /v1/credit/QA returns the score history and inputs; /v1/credit/universe lists every economy.

This is a model-implied assessment built from official macroeconomic data. It is not a credit rating issued by S&P, Moody's or Fitch, and agency ratings are not reproduced here.

Last assessed 2026-11-09. Source: Makrognosis sovereign credit model.