Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Qatar
44.2%
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
46.6%
in 2023
Qatar rank
24th
United Arab Emirates rank
21st

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time

  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 46.6% against 44.2% in Qatar, a difference of 2.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 21st of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 16.1% 6.1% 10.0% Qatar
1980s 13.6% 13.0% 0.6% Qatar
1990s 12.8% 16.3% 3.4% United Arab Emirates
2000s 12.3% 25.7% 13.4% United Arab Emirates
2010s 28.6% 39.7% 11.1% United Arab Emirates
2020s 41.7% 45.2% 3.5% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 46.6% against 44.2% in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
2.4%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
47 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Qatar ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.