International tourism, expenditures in Qatar
Qatar: International tourism, expenditures was 19.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat
International tourism, expenditures in Qatar, 2011–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 19.5% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Qatar peaked at 20.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2011.
That places Qatar 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
International tourism, expenditures in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 17.8% | — |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.3% | 17.8% | 20.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 2 Aruba 18.9% compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 18.0% compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 17.7% 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)
- 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 international tourism, expenditures in Qatar?
- International tourism, expenditures in Qatar was 19.5% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2011.
- How does Qatar rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.