Merchandise trade in Qatar
Qatar: Merchandise trade was 58.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Qatar, 1970–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Qatar stood at 58.6%.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Qatar peaked at 109.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2020.
Qatar ranks 88th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 100.7% | — |
| 1971 | 109.4% | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 105.4% | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 103.7% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 95.2% | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 88.3% | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 92.2% | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 91.1% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 88.3% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 91.9% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 90.6% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 83.1% | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 82.6% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 74.2% | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 82.6% | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 74.1% | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 58.3% | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 57.8% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 57.6% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 61.9% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 72.5% | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 71.6% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 76.6% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 71.8% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 69.7% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 85.5% | +22.6% |
| 1996 | 81.3% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 78.1% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 82.3% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 78.4% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 83.6% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 77.6% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 77.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 80.4% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 82.9% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 63.6% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 69.8% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 60.6% | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 58.6% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.6% | 88.3% | 109.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.3% | 57.6% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 69.7% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 74.6% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 57.9% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 53.6% | 69.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More private sector data for Qatar
- 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$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 12,629 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Qatar?
- Merchandise trade in Qatar was 58.6% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 109.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2020.
- How does Qatar rank for merchandise trade?
- Qatar ranks 88th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.