Low & middle income vs Qatar: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)

Low & middle income
59.9%
in 2025
Qatar
74.4%
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
29th
Qatar rank
26th

Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 74.4% against 59.9% in Low & middle income, a difference of 14.5%.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 29th and Qatar ranks 26th of 47 groups.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 60.7% 74.3% 13.6% Qatar
1990s 74.2% 82.9% 8.6% Qatar
2000s 69.0% 86.7% 17.7% Qatar
2010s 63.1% 79.1% 16.0% Qatar
2020s 60.1% 76.2% 16.1% Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures imports, Low & middle income or Qatar?
Qatar, at 74.4% against 59.9% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufactures imports between Low & middle income and Qatar?
14.5%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Qatar?
32 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Low & middle income and Qatar rank globally for manufactures imports?
Low & middle income ranks 29th and Qatar ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 10,133 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.