Transport services in Qatar
Qatar: Transport services was 66.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Qatar, 2011–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Qatar is 66.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Qatar peaked at 70.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2014.
Qatar ranks 4th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Transport services in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 70.4% | — |
| 2012 | 52.8% | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 61.4% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 64.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 60.7% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 66.9% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.2% | 50.3% | 70.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 59.0% | 66.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 1 Djibouti 84.3% compare
- 2 Ethiopia 80.3% compare
- 3 Mozambique 78.4% compare
- 5 Mauritania 54.3% compare
- 6 Brunei Darussalam 53.2% compare
- 7 Denmark 52.2% 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 transport services in Qatar?
- Transport services in Qatar was 66.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2014.
- How does Qatar rank for transport services?
- Qatar ranks 4th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.