JEDDAH: Qatar reported the issuance of nearly 28,000 commercial registrations in 2025, marking a 57 percent annual increase, according to official data.
The announcement came during the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s fourth quarterly performance review for 2025, according to Qatar News Agency, or QNA.
The meeting was chaired by Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al-Thani, minister of commerce and industry, and attended by Minister for Foreign Trade Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, Undersecretary of the MoCI Mohammed bin Hassan Al-Malki, as well as assistant undersecretaries and department directors.
The growth in commercial registrations aligns with Qatar National Vision 2030, the country’s long-term development framework aimed at transforming the economy into a diversified, competitive, knowledge-based system that reduces dependence on hydrocarbons and expands private sector participation.
The trade sector has exhibited notable progress. The ministry issued 28,000 commercial registrations in 2025, alongside 34,500 business licenses, up 53 percent from 2024.
