Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 25.0% against 23.5% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 44th and Saudi Arabia ranks 47th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.1% | 2.6% | 8.5% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 4.0% | 2.7% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 1.2% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 19.0% | 12.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 19.3% | 6.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 23.6% | 2.0% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Qatar, at 25.0% against 23.5% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.5%, 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 low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- Qatar ranks 44th and Saudi Arabia ranks 47th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.