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Imports (% of GDP) — Qatar

Imports (% of GDP) in Qatar in 2022 — 31.62%. Ranked 132 in the world out of 183. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 5.53 pp.

2022 31.62% −2.44 pp vs 2021
World rank 132of 183
Period maximum 43.33%1995
Period minimum 22.33%2000

Trend over time

1980–2022 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Qatar, 1980–2022203040501980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 26.09%1981: 28.71%1982: 35.41%1983: 35.15%1984: 30.14%1985: 29.51%1986: 33.53%1987: 32.08%1988: 28.14%1989: 28.56%1990: 32.11%1991: 33.54%1992: 35.53%1993: 34.69%1994: 33.77%1995: 43.33%1996: 39.78%1997: 36.17%1998: 39.96%1999: 25.69%2000: 22.33%2001: 29.08%2002: 28.13%2003: 28.47%2004: 26.2%2005: 29.66%2006: 35.75%2007: 35.84%2008: 28.07%2009: 29.01%2010: 23.75%2011: 26.1%2012: 29.27%2013: 29.67%2014: 31.04%2015: 36.65%2016: 41.83%2017: 38.61%2018: 35.9%2019: 37.86%2020: 40.9%2021: 34.05%2022: 31.62%
Change over the period: +5.53 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Qatar

Qatar 31.62%
World 29.95%
Middle East & North Africa 33.89%
Western Asia computed 37.84%
High-income countries computed 32.41%
Imports (% of GDP) — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 31.62 −2.44 pp
2021 34.05 −6.85 pp
2020 40.9 +3.04 pp
2019 37.86 +1.96 pp
2018 35.9 −2.71 pp
2017 38.61 −3.23 pp
2016 41.83 +5.19 pp
2015 36.65 +5.61 pp
2014 31.04 +1.37 pp
2013 29.67 +0.39 pp
2012 29.27 +3.17 pp
2011 26.1 +2.35 pp
2010 23.75 −5.26 pp
2009 29.01 +0.94 pp
2008 28.07 −7.77 pp
2007 35.84 +0.08 pp
2006 35.75 +6.09 pp
2005 29.66 +3.46 pp
2004 26.2 −2.26 pp
2003 28.47 +0.34 pp
2002 28.13 −0.95 pp
2001 29.08 +6.75 pp
2000 22.33 −3.36 pp
1999 25.69 −14.27 pp
1998 39.96 +3.8 pp
1997 36.17 −3.62 pp
1996 39.78 −3.55 pp
1995 43.33 +9.56 pp
1994 33.77 −0.92 pp
1993 34.69 −0.84 pp
1992 35.53 +1.99 pp
1991 33.54 +1.43 pp
1990 32.11 +3.55 pp
1989 28.56 +0.42 pp
1988 28.14 −3.94 pp
1987 32.08 −1.45 pp
1986 33.53 +4.02 pp
1985 29.51 −0.63 pp
1984 30.14 −5.01 pp
1983 35.15 −0.27 pp
1982 35.41 +6.7 pp
1981 28.71 +2.62 pp
1980 26.09 —

Western Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CY Cyprus 101.09 AE United Arab Emirates 83.69 LB Lebanon 80.06 BH Bahrain 71.18 PS Palestine 63.96 GE Georgia 62.22 AM Armenia 52.31 OM Oman 42.49 TR Türkiye 41.76 QA Qatar 31.62 KW Kuwait 30.47 IL Israel 29.27 SY Syria 28.66 AZ Azerbaijan 27 IQ Iraq 24.23 SA Saudi Arabia 20.84
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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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