Qatar - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 5.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 19.84 in 2011, while its lowest value was 4.22 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1972 16.10
1973 16.48
1976 12.91
1978 5.42
1979 5.19
1980 7.64
1981 6.33
1982 4.22
1983 4.52
1984 6.34
1985 5.44
1986 5.90
1987 8.23
1988 9.39
1989 10.43
1990 11.66
1991 12.93
1992 13.63
1993 17.13
1994 16.80
1995 16.52
1996 11.17
1997 13.52
1998 16.72
1999 19.64
2000 16.67
2001 13.58
2002 17.53
2003 16.22
2004 19.46
2005 15.58
2006 14.74
2007 15.59
2008 16.00
2009 18.31
2010 18.71
2011 19.84
2012 18.52
2013 17.12
2014 18.47
2015 18.20
2016 17.92
2017 14.22
2018 6.48
2019 6.16
2020 5.09

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Qatar was 25,835,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32,610,000,000 in 2015 and a minimum value of 32,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 32,000,000
1961 40,000,000
1962 37,000,000
1963 40,000,000
1964 50,000,000
1965 70,000,000
1966 70,000,000
1967 90,000,000
1968 43,000,000
1969 53,000,000
1970 64,000,000
1971 109,000,000
1972 141,000,000
1973 195,000,000
1974 271,000,000
1975 413,000,000
1976 817,000,000
1977 1,225,000,000
1978 1,185,000,000
1979 1,424,000,000
1980 1,423,000,000
1981 1,518,000,000
1982 1,947,000,000
1983 1,456,000,000
1984 1,162,000,000
1985 1,139,000,000
1986 1,099,000,000
1987 1,161,000,000
1988 1,267,000,000
1989 1,326,000,000
1990 1,695,000,000
1991 1,720,000,000
1992 2,015,000,000
1993 1,891,000,000
1994 1,927,000,000
1995 3,398,000,000
1996 2,868,000,000
1997 3,322,000,000
1998 3,409,000,000
1999 2,500,000,000
2000 3,252,000,000
2001 3,758,000,000
2002 4,052,000,000
2003 4,897,000,000
2004 6,005,000,000
2005 10,061,000,000
2006 16,440,000,000
2007 23,429,000,000
2008 27,900,000,000
2009 24,922,000,000
2010 23,240,000,000
2011 22,328,000,000
2012 30,787,000,000
2013 27,034,000,000
2014 30,448,000,000
2015 32,610,000,000
2016 32,060,000,000
2017 29,896,000,000
2018 31,696,000,000
2019 29,178,000,000
2020 25,835,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 61.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 92.29 in 1977, while its lowest value was 61.50 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1969 77.78
1970 75.06
1971 82.63
1972 82.07
1973 81.46
1974 77.95
1975 86.11
1976 90.53
1977 92.29
1978 91.63
1979 90.27
1980 87.57
1981 86.01
1982 84.78
1983 84.45
1984 78.83
1985 80.28
1986 79.00
1987 80.76
1988 79.22
1989 83.79
1990 84.68
1991 83.15
1992 83.42
1993 83.12
1994 81.01
1995 81.19
1996 88.24
1997 86.25
1998 87.31
1999 83.83
2000 84.25
2001 84.27
2002 84.18
2003 84.03
2004 87.37
2005 80.80
2006 80.69
2007 81.43
2008 76.87
2009 76.35
2010 75.82
2011 74.18
2012 73.90
2013 73.83
2014 72.76
2015 71.59
2016 74.16
2017 69.38
2018 65.46
2019 66.16
2020 61.50

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 38.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 38.48 in 2020, while its lowest value was 5.01 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1969 19.08
1970 22.17
1971 15.45
1972 16.48
1973 16.07
1974 18.85
1975 12.13
1976 7.68
1977 7.10
1978 7.55
1979 8.16
1980 10.45
1981 9.52
1982 5.01
1983 5.62
1984 8.30
1985 6.99
1986 7.84
1987 7.83
1988 8.90
1989 8.22
1990 11.67
1991 12.53
1992 12.64
1993 13.13
1994 13.20
1995 14.47
1996 8.80
1997 11.20
1998 10.26
1999 14.49
2000 14.92
2001 13.86
2002 15.81
2003 15.56
2004 12.51
2005 19.01
2006 19.21
2007 18.54
2008 23.13
2009 23.16
2010 24.18
2011 25.82
2012 26.10
2013 26.03
2014 27.24
2015 28.41
2016 24.77
2017 29.97
2018 34.48
2019 33.80
2020 38.48

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 20.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 20.65 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.15 in 1969.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1969 0.15
1970 2.27
1971 1.66
1972 2.19
1973 2.25
1974 3.24
1975 1.67
1976 1.17
1977 1.33
1978 1.40
1979 1.52
1980 2.50
1981 1.59
1982 0.77
1983 0.73
1984 0.96
1985 0.52
1986 0.56
1987 1.21
1988 0.93
1989 0.98
1990 3.05
1991 3.55
1992 3.70
1993 4.22
1994 4.36
1995 4.77
1996 3.32
1997 4.35
1998 4.42
1999 6.61
2000 6.60
2001 6.35
2002 6.79
2003 6.60
2004 5.23
2005 9.42
2006 10.02
2007 9.88
2008 11.10
2009 12.13
2010 13.40
2011 13.98
2012 14.68
2013 15.04
2014 15.81
2015 16.47
2016 13.92
2017 15.18
2018 16.17
2019 16.65
2020 20.65

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 6.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.17 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1969 0.09
1970 0.03
1972 0.01
1973 0.03
1974 0.04
1975 0.12
1976 0.11
1977 0.24
1978 0.11
1979 0.12
1980 0.12
1981 0.15
1988 0.40
1989 0.57
1990 0.51
1991 0.44
1992 0.41
1993 0.52
1994 0.53
1995 0.49
1996 0.23
1997 0.39
1998 0.49
1999 0.46
2000 0.56
2001 0.50
2002 0.78
2003 0.99
2004 0.91
2005 0.92
2006 2.21
2007 2.23
2008 4.15
2009 1.84
2010 1.66
2011 1.67
2012 1.96
2013 1.79
2014 2.14
2015 2.20
2016 2.10
2017 3.32
2018 5.53
2019 5.38
2020 6.17

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 2.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 3.17 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1975.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1974 1.81
1975 0.02
1976 0.16
1977 0.26
1978 0.35
1979 0.88
1980 2.04
1981 1.72
1982 1.17
1983 1.09
1984 1.52
1985 1.57
1986 1.97
1987 2.17
1988 2.75
1989 2.21
1990 1.84
1991 2.18
1992 2.03
1993 1.28
1994 1.25
1995 1.68
1996 1.03
1997 1.88
1998 1.63
1999 1.86
2000 1.46
2001 1.69
2002 1.55
2003 1.50
2004 1.26
2005 1.77
2006 1.60
2007 1.08
2008 1.44
2009 1.82
2010 2.42
2011 3.17
2012 2.71
2013 2.39
2014 2.19
2015 2.60
2016 1.97
2017 2.24
2018 1.86
2019 2.70
2020 2.27

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 2.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 11.91 in 1969, while its lowest value was 1.04 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1969 11.91
1970 10.58
1971 7.38
1972 10.11
1973 8.96
1974 8.62
1975 5.66
1976 3.13
1977 2.49
1978 2.95
1979 2.54
1980 2.53
1981 2.50
1982 1.04
1983 1.53
1984 3.00
1985 2.23
1986 2.30
1987 2.04
1988 2.32
1989 1.75
1990 3.47
1991 3.71
1992 3.87
1993 3.57
1994 3.59
1995 3.25
1996 1.67
1997 1.63
1998 1.81
1999 2.94
2000 2.44
2001 2.13
2002 2.54
2003 2.15
2004 1.92
2005 2.08
2006 1.91
2007 1.66
2008 2.04
2009 2.31
2010 2.38
2011 2.38
2012 2.14
2013 2.10
2014 2.15
2015 2.35
2016 2.13
2017 2.63
2018 3.09
2019 2.28
2020 2.27

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 6.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 7.84 in 1970, while its lowest value was 1.92 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1969 6.09
1970 7.84
1971 5.45
1972 3.43
1973 4.32
1974 4.27
1975 3.87
1976 2.59
1977 2.57
1978 2.65
1979 2.75
1980 2.72
1981 3.33
1982 2.04
1983 2.26
1984 2.82
1985 2.67
1986 3.01
1987 2.42
1988 2.51
1989 2.70
1990 2.79
1991 2.64
1992 2.63
1993 3.53
1994 3.43
1995 4.18
1996 2.40
1997 2.84
1998 1.92
1999 2.62
2000 3.86
2001 3.19
2002 3.82
2003 3.94
2004 2.90
2005 4.40
2006 3.13
2007 3.41
2008 4.01
2009 4.68
2010 3.87
2011 4.26
2012 4.27
2013 4.14
2014 4.57
2015 4.39
2016 4.19
2017 5.87
2018 7.02
2019 6.20
2020 6.44

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 0.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 1.45 in 1970, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1994.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1969 0.83
1970 1.45
1971 0.95
1972 0.74
1973 0.51
1974 0.88
1975 0.78
1976 0.52
1977 0.23
1978 0.09
1979 0.35
1980 0.53
1981 0.24
1994 0.03
1995 0.10
1996 0.15
1997 0.13
2002 0.34
2003 0.39
2004 0.30
2005 0.42
2006 0.34
2007 0.28
2008 0.38
2009 0.38
2010 0.44
2011 0.36
2012 0.34
2013 0.57
2014 0.38
2015 0.39
2016 0.46
2017 0.72
2018 0.82
2019 0.59
2020 0.67

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 0.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 13.15 in 1986, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2014.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1969 3.14
1970 2.77
1971 1.92
1972 1.45
1973 2.46
1974 3.19
1975 1.76
1976 1.79
1977 0.61
1978 0.82
1979 1.57
1980 1.98
1981 4.46
1982 10.20
1983 9.93
1984 12.87
1985 12.73
1986 13.15
1987 11.40
1988 11.87
1989 7.99
1990 3.65
1991 4.32
1992 3.95
1993 3.75
1994 5.79
1995 4.34
1996 2.97
1997 2.55
1998 2.43
1999 1.68
2000 0.83
2001 1.86
2002 0.01
2003 0.40
2004 0.12
2005 0.18
2006 0.11
2007 0.03
2008 0.00
2009 0.49
2010 0.00
2011 0.00
2012 0.00
2013 0.13
2014 0.00
2015 0.00
2016 1.07
2017 0.65
2018 0.06
2019 0.05
2020 0.03

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Qatar was $25,764,100,000 as of 2020. Over the past 51 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $32,208,920,000 in 2016 and $52,880,000 in 1969.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1969 $52,880,000
1970 $64,000,000
1971 $107,660,000
1972 $138,370,000
1973 $194,440,000
1974 $270,920,000
1975 $409,400,000
1976 $832,950,000
1977 $1,225,070,000
1978 $1,183,900,000
1979 $1,425,210,000
1980 $1,439,760,000
1981 $1,517,770,000
1982 $1,950,990,000
1983 $1,459,450,000
1984 $1,164,100,000
1985 $1,140,970,000
1986 $1,100,040,000
1987 $1,135,950,000
1988 $1,269,478,000
1989 $1,330,082,000
1990 $1,694,890,000
1991 $1,720,110,000
1992 $2,020,831,000
1993 $1,890,687,000
1994 $1,945,727,000
1995 $1,929,327,000
1996 $3,402,870,000
1997 $2,871,961,000
1998 $3,408,571,000
1999 $2,499,560,000
2000 $3,235,144,000
2001 $3,732,669,000
2002 $4,050,535,000
2003 $4,867,255,000
2004 $5,958,708,000
2005 $10,059,620,000
2006 $16,438,660,000
2007 $23,427,930,000
2008 $27,822,550,000
2009 $23,975,520,000
2010 $22,438,260,000
2011 $21,710,140,000
2012 $24,420,940,000
2013 $25,746,940,000
2014 $29,380,100,000
2015 $31,628,330,000
2016 $32,208,920,000
2017 $29,910,300,000
2018 $31,696,010,000
2019 $29,178,060,000
2020 $25,764,100,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports