Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Qatar
Qatar: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 4.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Qatar, 2011–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for computer, communications and other services in Qatar is 4.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Qatar peaked at 14.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2011.
Qatar ranks 179th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.0% | — |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +290.7% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -41.7% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +49.9% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +56.6% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +97.9% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -56.2% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | -11.9% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 4.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.4%, 11% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 4.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.6%, 20% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +290.7% | 2.0% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.3% | 2.0% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 4.6% | 14.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 28.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 23.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Qatar?
- Computer, communications and other services in Qatar was 4.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2011.
- How does Qatar rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Qatar ranks 179th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.