State Budget Posts QAR 22.8 Billion Deficit in Q3 2026

Doha, November 12 (QNA) - The Ministry of Finance announced Thursday that the state general budget registered a deficit of QR 22.8 billion during the third quarter of 2026.

In a statement on its official X account, the ministry indicated that total revenues during the third quarter of 2026 reached around QR 17.1 billion, while total expenditures reached about QR 39.9 billion.

The Ministry of Finance added that oil revenues accounted for QR 10.748 billion, while non-oil revenues contributed QR 6.327 billion.

The ministry said that expenditures were distributed as follows: QR 16.856 billion for salaries and wages, QR 15.437 billion for current expenditures, while major capital expenditures reached QR 6.878 billion, and minor capital expenditures reached QR 706 million.

The state general budget had previously recorded a deficit of QR 21.2 billion during the second quarter of 2026. (QNA)