Financial Risk:
Critical
Score:
6/100
Asset Disposals
Q24
0/100
How effective are controls over the disposal of assets, and is information on these disposals, and the proceeds of their sale, transparent?
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Qatar is a major arms importer. There are no controls over the disposal of defence assets, and there is no information on these disposals.…
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There is no formal process of asset disposal within the defence sector. The Ministry of Defence does not have a website, and the Ministry…
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The Qatari government does not release any information about defence budget, revenues, and/or assets to the public. Even ministries are denied access to information…
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Q25
0/100
Is independent and transparent scrutiny of asset disposals conducted by defence establishments, and are the reports of such scrutiny publicly available?
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There is not an independent body mandated to scrutinise defence asset disposals. There is no information available about any regulations or processes for asset…
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This sub-indicator has been marked as Not Applicable, as there is no independent body mandated to scrutinise defence asset disposals [1,2]. There is no…
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This sub-indicator has been marked as Not Applicable, as there is no independent body mandated to scrutinise defence asset disposals [1,2]. Defence institutions in…
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Secret Budgets
Q26
0/100
What percentage of defence and security expenditure in the budget year is dedicated to spending on secret items relating to national security and the intelligence services?
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Qatar defence budgets are not available to the public, and the budgets of other governmental departments lack detail. It can be argued that defence…
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Q27
0/100
Is the legislature (or the appropriate legislative committee or members of the legislature) given full information for the budget year on the spending of all secret items relating to national security and military intelligence?
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The Qatari Advisory Council, as a semi-legislature, does not have authority over the budget, which ensures the defence budget remains confidential. The Council does…
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Q28
0/100
Are audit reports of the annual accounts of the security sector (the military and intelligence services) subject to parliamentary debate?
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The defence sector does not go through any audit, either by the State’s Audit Bureau or by the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority, as…
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This indicator has been marked Not Applicable, because the legislature in the country does not receive audit reports from other governmental departments (see Q28A).…
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Q29
8/100
In law, are off-budget military expenditures permitted, and if so, are they exceptional occurrences that are well-controlled? In practice, are there any off-budget military expenditures? If so, does evidence suggest this involves illicit economic activity?
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Off-budget military expenditure is permitted in Qatar by Emiri decree. It is widespread and occurs multiple times a year. This is because the military…
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The off-budget military expenditures are not included in the general budget. These expenditures are contained within the Emir’s budget, which is not declared. This…
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Off-budget expenditures happen regularly. This is legitimate as the Emir is the Head of State and the Commander in Chief of the armed forces…
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There is no legislation or guidelines that clearly stipulate the need for access to information on the defence sector. Information on the defence sector…
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. The Government of Qatar does not have any official documents or legislation that clearly…
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The public is rarely able to access information on the defence sector. The Qatari Government does not provide any information about the defence sector,…
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Q31
13/100
Do national defence and security institutions have beneficial ownership of commercial businesses? If so, how transparent are details of the operations and finances of such businesses?
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Article 128 of the Constitution states ‘‘when assuming their positions, the Ministers shall aim to serve the interests of the country and shall not,…
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There is limited transparency of the defence institutions’ investments in commercial businesses. The names and enterprises are usually declared to the public, but material…
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Military-owned Businesses
Q32
0/100
Are military-owned businesses subject to transparent independent scrutiny at a recognised international standard?
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Military-owned businesses are not subject to transparent independent scrutiny in Qatar. The military and security sectors do not get scrutinised and/or audited, they are…
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Audit details are not typically made available to the public, due to the lack of an oversight body that audits the defence institutions [1].…
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Illegal Private Enterprise
Q33
50/100
Is there evidence of unauthorised private enterprise by military or other defence ministry employees? If so, what is the government’s reaction to such enterprise?
View QuestionActual Military Spending
Q77
0/100
Is comprehensive data on actual spending on defence published during the budget year?
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Qatar does not make reports on defence spending available to the public [1]. The Qatar defence budget and expenditures that are made available to…
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This sub-indicator has been marked as Not Applicable as Qatar does not provide information about its defence spending, and the defence sector does not…
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This sub-indicator has been marked as Not Applicable as Qatar does not provide information about its defence spending, and the defence sector does not…
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This sub-indicator has been marked as Not Applicable as Qatar does not provide information about its defence spending, and the defence sector does not…
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