Import volume index in Qatar
Qatar: Import volume index was 94.3 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import volume index in Qatar, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import volume index in Qatar is 94.3 2015 = 100, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import volume index in Qatar peaked at 100 2015 = 100 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.3 2015 = 100, in 2005.
That places Qatar 155th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import volume index in Qatar, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 38.3 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 59.9 2015 = 100 | +56.4% |
| 2007 | 81.9 2015 = 100 | +36.7% |
| 2008 | 91.2 2015 = 100 | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 80.5 2015 = 100 | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 69.5 2015 = 100 | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 64.5 2015 = 100 | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 87.6 2015 = 100 | +35.8% |
| 2013 | 74.6 2015 = 100 | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 85.1 2015 = 100 | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 95.9 2015 = 100 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 89.6 2015 = 100 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 93.5 2015 = 100 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 84.4 2015 = 100 | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 76.7 2015 = 100 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 77.9 2015 = 100 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 85.6 2015 = 100 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 80.3 2015 = 100 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 94.3 2015 = 100 | +17.4% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 94.3 2015 = 100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 111.7 2015 = 100, 84% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 94.3 2015 = 100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 112.2 2015 = 100, 84% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.36 2015 = 100 | 38.3 2015 = 100 | 91.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 84.47 2015 = 100 | 64.5 2015 = 100 | 100 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.96 2015 = 100 | 76.7 2015 = 100 | 94.3 2015 = 100 | 5 |
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)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import volume index in Qatar?
- Import volume index in Qatar was 94.3 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import volume index recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 100 2015 = 100 in 2015.
- What is the lowest import volume index recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Qatar rank for import volume index?
- Qatar ranks 155th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import volume index rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the import value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year's trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights.