Food exports in Qatar
Qatar: Food exports was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Qatar, 1972–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Qatar is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 34.3% on the previous year and up 1,756.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Qatar peaked at 0.7% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
That places Qatar 192nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.7% | — |
| 1973 | 0.5% | -18.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -82.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -34.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +325.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -34.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +25.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +67.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -69.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -32.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +86.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -32.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -60.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -98.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +13237.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -93.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -28.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1423.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -90.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +3461.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -54.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -54.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -85.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +999.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +64.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +34.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 189 Central African Republic 0.2% compare
- 190 United States Virgin Islands 0.2% compare
- 191 Congo 0.2% compare
- 193 Brunei Darussalam 0.1% compare
- 194 Libya 0.1% compare
- 195 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0% compare
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)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 12,629 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Qatar?
- Food exports in Qatar was 0.1% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1972.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Qatar rank for food exports?
- Qatar ranks 192nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,756.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.