Transport services in Qatar
Qatar: Transport services was 36.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Qatar, 2011–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 36.2% for transport services in 2025.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Qatar peaked at 63.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2023.
Qatar ranks 74th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Transport services in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 63.3% | — |
| 2012 | 44.7% | -29.4% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 37.2% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 36.2% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.5% | 36.8% | 63.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 35.0% | 47.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 71 Mozambique 38.1% compare
- 72 South Africa 37.0% compare
- 73 Kyrgyzstan 36.6% compare
- 75 Chile 36.0% compare
- 76 Ecuador 35.5% compare
- 77 Republic of Moldova 35.4% 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 36.2% 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 63.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2023.
- How does Qatar rank for transport services?
- Qatar ranks 74th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.