Business Days in December 2025 for Qatar
December 2025 has 22 working days under the Qatari public holiday calendar. December 2025 contains one Qatari public holiday on a weekday. The month covers 31 calendar days, of which 8 are Friday and Saturday. That count drives invoice cycles, payroll runs, and any contract that defines deadlines as a number of working days in Qatar.
working days
22
Calendar Days
31
Weekend Days
8
public holidays
1
Work Weeks
4.4
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 wknd | 6 wknd | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 wknd | 13 wknd | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 Qatar National Day | 19 wknd | 20 wknd | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 wknd | 27 wknd | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 |
public holidays in December 2025
Qatar December deadlines
Qatar National Day (December 18) closes banks, the QSE, and government offices. GTA monthly tax for November is due late December. Year-end audit and tax computations cluster. Trading on December 31 typically operates normal hours.
Day-of-Week Distribution
The count of each weekday in December 2025. Useful for shift scheduling, weekly recurring billing, and any rota that depends on a specific day of the week landing in-month.
| Day | Count |
|---|---|
| Monday | 5 |
| Tuesday | 5 |
| Wednesday | 5 |
| Thursday | 4 |
| Friday | 4 |
| Saturday | 4 |
| Sunday | 4 |
Qatar reporting cycles and business-day rules
Qatari business-day cycles align with GTA (General Tax Authority) monthly tax returns (within 30 days of period end for most regimes) and annual corporate income tax filings four months after year-end. The Qatar Central Bank operates the Qatar Payment System as the wholesale RTGS system on bank business days. The workweek is Sunday through Thursday; weekend is Friday-Saturday. QFC (Qatar Financial Centre) operates under an independent commercial-law regime. QFMA (Qatar Financial Markets Authority) regulates listed-entity disclosures. Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) trades Sunday through Thursday.
December 2025 working days compared by country
Working-day counts vary across countries because each country observes its own public holidays. The table below puts Qatar alongside the other ten supported holiday calendars for December 2025.
| Country | Business Days | Holidays this month |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | 22 | Christmas Day |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 21 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day |
| 🇨🇦Canada | 21 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day |
| 🇦🇺Australia | 21 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day |
| 🇮🇳India | 22 | Christmas Day |
| 🇵🇭Philippines | 19 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Christmas Day, Rizal Day, New Year's Eve |
| 🇫🇷France | 22 | Noël |
| 🇩🇪Germany | 21 | Erster Weihnachtstag, Zweiter Weihnachtstag |
| 🇯🇵Japan | 23 | None |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | 22 | Navidad |
| 🇸🇬Singapore | 22 | Christmas Day |
How December 2025 compares year over year
December 2024 had 21 working days, so December 2025 has 1 more working day year over year. On the surrounding months, November 2025 has 20 working days and January 2026 has 22. Looking forward, December 2026 has 22 working days under the same Qatari public holiday calendar.
Using this calculator in Qatar
A Doha treasury operator uses the 22-day December 2025 count to align Qatar Central Bank Qatar Payment System settlement with GTA (General Tax Authority) monthly deadlines. A QFC (Qatar Financial Centre) corporate counsel uses business-day math to track QFC Companies Regulations annual-return windows and QFMA listed-entity disclosure cycles. A Doha trading firm uses working-day counts to align Qatar Investment Authority reporting and Qatar Stock Exchange settlement on the Sunday-Thursday cycle.
For informational purposes only
This calculator provides general estimates based on business day counting rules. It does not constitute legal advice. Deadlines in legal, regulatory, or contractual matters may be subject to jurisdiction-specific rules, court orders, or statutory exceptions. Always verify critical deadlines with a qualified professional.