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Qatar: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

40 / 138

Importer Rank

63 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

11 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $87,203,291,188
Total Imports (2021) $27,985,403,213
Trade Balance (2021) $59,217,887,975
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2021) [2] 58.91%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2021) [2] 34.13%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
China $13,472,961,325
Japan $11,843,717,386
India $11,196,939,029
South Korea $11,191,926,893
Singapore $5,346,405,780
United Arab Emirates $3,473,801,507
United Kingdom $2,923,069,999
Thailand $2,716,185,642
Pakistan $2,610,372,512
Italy $2,452,317,364

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $4,550,057,782
United States $3,312,147,988
India $1,777,125,862
Germany $1,617,587,813
United Kingdom $1,581,464,668
Italy $1,404,630,325
Turkey $1,093,450,829
Switzerland $1,051,888,043
Japan $909,517,666
France $745,130,886

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $73,602,978,222
(39) Plastics $3,175,089,327
(31) Fertilizers $2,409,972,624
(76) Aluminum $1,678,149,924
(29) Organic Chemicals $1,265,503,603
(89) Ships & Boats $1,069,404,247
(28) Inorganic Chemicals $914,257,483
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $563,354,983
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $438,999,759
(88) Aircraft $346,869,977

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(84) Industrial Machinery $4,934,086,745
(85) Electrical Machinery $2,662,976,234
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $1,907,352,230
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $1,345,316,858
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $1,149,580,972
(99) Items nesoi $917,768,809
(30) Pharmaceuticals $859,369,694
(94) Furniture $845,322,817
(88) Aircraft $788,639,219
(39) Plastics $698,109,556

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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