Qatar vs Romania: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Qatar
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 59.5% against 58.6% in Qatar, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 88th and Romania ranks 86th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.1% | 47.4% | 11.7% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 45.6% | 31.2% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 66.4% | 13.9% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 72.2% | 0.4% | Romania |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 67.0% | 5.9% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Qatar or Romania?
- Romania, at 59.5% against 58.6% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Qatar and Romania?
- 0.9%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Romania?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Romania rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Qatar ranks 88th and Romania ranks 86th 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.