Mauritius vs Qatar: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Mauritius
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 58.6% against 57.4% in Mauritius, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
Mauritius ranks 91st and Qatar ranks 88th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.3% | 96.6% | 17.3% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 88.2% | 72.3% | 15.9% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 91.2% | 76.8% | 14.4% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 80.3% | 5.5% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 71.8% | 10.8% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 61.2% | 0.8% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Mauritius or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 58.6% against 57.4% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Mauritius and Qatar?
- 1.2%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Qatar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Qatar rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Mauritius ranks 91st and Qatar ranks 88th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.