DUBAI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Qatar posted a surplus of 930 million riyals ($255.41 million) in Q4 2024, based on an average oil price of $73.9 per barrel, the finance ministry said on Thursday.

Qatar's public spending amounted to 47.8 billion riyals in the fourth quarter, down 12% from the same quarter a year earlier, while total revenues fell 12.5% to 48.7 billion riyals.

($1 = 3.6412 Qatar riyals)

(Reporting by Nayera Abdallah and Jana Chokeir; Editing by Alex Richardson)

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