Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Qatar
8.51 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
8.03 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar rank
9th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196119922023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 8.51 million current US$ per square kilometre against 8.03 million current US$ per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 478,120 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 6 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 14,537 current US$ per square kilometre 2,514 current US$ per square kilometre 12,023 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1970s 136,313 current US$ per square kilometre 84,459 current US$ per square kilometre 51,854 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1980s 307,726 current US$ per square kilometre 233,689 current US$ per square kilometre 74,037 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1990s 369,948 current US$ per square kilometre 424,093 current US$ per square kilometre 54,145 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 2.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.66 million current US$ per square kilometre 771,590 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 8.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.62 million current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 7.99 million current US$ per square kilometre 6.50 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.50 million current US$ per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
Qatar, at 8.51 million current US$ per square kilometre against 8.03 million current US$ per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
478,120 current US$ per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Qatar ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,096 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.