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Qatar: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

37 / 119

Importer Rank

56 / 119

Trade Balance Rank

9 / 119

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2018) $73,985,198,633
Total Imports (2018) $31,696,087,963
Trade Balance (2018) $42,289,110,670
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 53.6%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 34.39%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
South Korea $11,634,808,537
Japan $9,571,218,166
China $8,959,942,081
India $6,429,107,947
Singapore $4,985,714,488
Pakistan $3,435,254,797
Thailand $2,189,200,081
United States $1,607,830,718
Italy $1,470,555,068
Oman $1,132,374,752

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United States $6,118,000,804
China $3,851,056,775
India $1,935,833,677
Germany $1,909,009,107
United Kingdom $1,761,935,291
Japan $1,360,955,578
Italy $1,324,494,886
Turkey $1,286,931,462
Oman $971,464,226
France $940,325,076

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $72,511,805,804
(39) Plastics $2,954,728,456
(31) Fertilizers $1,475,673,089
(76) Aluminum $1,391,681,836
(29) Organic Chemicals $1,158,928,201
(28) Inorganic Chemicals $1,065,774,467
(89) Ships & Boats $888,195,376
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $430,057,535
(72) Iron & Steel $412,706,982
(88) Aircraft $397,922,744

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(84) Industrial Machinery $4,975,580,540
(85) Electrical Machinery $2,934,350,946
(88) Aircraft $2,851,686,502
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $1,968,539,799
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $1,372,064,154
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $920,607,835
(99) Items nesoi $886,013,663
(93) Arms & Ammunition $873,538,329
(94) Furniture $829,342,658
(39) Plastics $738,868,913

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2018) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 1/12/2020
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