{"id":"qatar-q2-non-hydrocarbon-sector-growth-2026","canonicalSlug":"qatar-q2-non-hydrocarbon-sector-growth-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/qatar-q2-non-hydrocarbon-sector-growth-2026","language":"en","title":"Qatar’s non-hydrocarbon economy grows 2.6% in second quarter","summary":"National Planning Council data showed growth in non-hydrocarbon activity alongside a sharp contraction in the hydrocarbon sector.","body":["Qatar’s non-hydrocarbon economy expanded 2.6% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the same quarter of 2025, according to National Planning Council data reported by QNA on September 30. Hydrocarbon activity contracted 50.7%; the official account linked the decline to regional shipping restrictions.","Within non-hydrocarbon activity, real estate grew 11%, finance and insurance 8.3%, construction 5.5%, and wholesale and retail trade 6.9%. These sector rates describe year-on-year changes in the second-quarter national accounts."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Qatar’s non-hydrocarbon economy grows 2.6% in second quarter\n\nNational Planning Council data showed growth in non-hydrocarbon activity alongside a sharp contraction in the hydrocarbon sector.\n\nQatar’s non-hydrocarbon economy expanded 2.6% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the same quarter of 2025, according to National Planning Council data reported by QNA on September 30. Hydrocarbon activity contracted 50.7%; the official account linked the decline to regional shipping restrictions.\n\nWithin non-hydrocarbon activity, real estate grew 11%, finance and insurance 8.3%, construction 5.5%, and wholesale and retail trade 6.9%. These sector rates describe year-on-year changes in the second-quarter national accounts.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-06","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T18:31:00Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-05T18:31:00Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-30","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"Qatar News Agency","url":"https://qna.org.qa/en/news/news-details?date=30/09/2026&id=qatars-non-hydrocarbon-economy-expands-26-in-q2-2026","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-30"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/qatar-q2-non-hydrocarbon-sector-growth-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/qatar-q2-non-hydrocarbon-sector-growth-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/qatar-q2-non-hydrocarbon-sector-growth-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/qatar-q2-non-hydrocarbon-sector-growth-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/qatar-q2-non-hydrocarbon-sector-growth-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}