Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Qatar
Qatar: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 8.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Qatar, 1972–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 8.4% for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in 2023.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Qatar peaked at 12.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1976.
Qatar ranks 43rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 3.7% | — |
| 1973 | 3.2% | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -98.4% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | +6778.2% |
| 1980 | 3.7% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | -35.4% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7.6% | +217.1% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 10.1% | +30.0% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | -37.8% |
| 1991 | 6.8% | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -21.7% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -20.3% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +23.2% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -21.1% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +62.3% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -34.9% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +113.8% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -40.7% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -29.7% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +33.9% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -30.1% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -40.0% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +45.1% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +24.0% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +15.1% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 8.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 3.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 8.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.7%, 78% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +6778.2% | 0.1% | 3.6% |
| 1986 | +217.1% | 2.4% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 0.1% | 3.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 2.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 4.3% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 4.5% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 4.2% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.0% | 8.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 40 San Marino 9.4% compare
- 41 Palau 9.2% compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 8.7% compare
- 44 Bolivia 8.4% compare
- 45 Afghanistan 8.3% compare
- 46 Djibouti 8.2% 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 merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Qatar?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Qatar was 8.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1976.
- How does Qatar rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Qatar ranks 43rd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.