Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Qatar
Qatar: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 37.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Qatar, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 37.3% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 3,974.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Qatar peaked at 74.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2013.
That places Qatar 62nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.9% | — |
| 1991 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20.7% | -25.8% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 36.2% | +76.2% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | -18.5% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 27.8% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 32.5% | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 31.7% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | +33.6% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | +83.7% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | -41.2% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | -38.5% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | +100.7% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -26.2% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -37.5% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -95.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | +5056.9% |
| 2016 | 41.0% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | +163.5% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | -57.8% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | +19.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 37.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.8%, 71% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 37.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.3%, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +5056.9% | 0.9% | 47.2% |
| 2020 | +163.5% | 28.1% | 74.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 20.5% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 21.8% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 0.9% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 31.3% | 74.0% | 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)
- 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 medium and high-tech exports in Qatar?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Qatar was 37.3% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
- How does Qatar rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Qatar ranks 62nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,974.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.