Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 55.0% against 53.7% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Qatar ranks 129th and Saudi Arabia ranks 130th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.2% | 88.7% | 5.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 85.8% | 83.7% | 2.1% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 81.3% | 5.0% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 86.7% | 59.8% | 26.8% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 59.2% | 10.9% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 51.9% | 5.8% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Qatar, at 55.0% against 53.7% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.3%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Qatar ranks 129th and Saudi Arabia ranks 130th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.