Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — Qatar

Trade balance in Qatar in 2022 — 87,172,802,198 US$. Ranked 12 in the world out of 182. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 2,235.6%.

2022 87.17B US$ +96.58% vs 2021
World rank 12of 182
Period maximum 88.18B US$2012
Period minimum 82.14M US$1995

Trend over time

1980–2022 · US$

Trade balance — Qatar, 1980–2022025B50B75B100B1980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 3,732,327,910 US$1981: 3,407,967,033 US$1982: 1,907,142,857 US$1983: 1,224,450,549 US$1984: 1,624,450,549 US$1985: 1,343,956,044 US$1986: 319,505,495 US$1987: 502,472,527 US$1988: 564,285,714 US$1989: 890,659,341 US$1990: 1,571,428,571 US$1991: 956,593,407 US$1992: 1,184,890,110 US$1993: 817,032,967 US$1994: 818,681,319 US$1995: 82,142,802 US$1996: 357,142,857 US$1997: 1,368,681,319 US$1998: 1,141,758,242 US$1999: 4,256,868,132 US$2000: 7,983,791,209 US$2001: 6,457,142,857 US$2002: 6,238,186,813 US$2003: 7,820,329,670 US$2004: 12,047,527,473 US$2005: 15,774,725,275 US$2006: 16,477,472,527 US$2007: 19,482,142,857 US$2008: 38,375,824,176 US$2009: 21,638,461,538 US$2010: 48,258,516,484 US$2011: 78,045,329,670 US$2012: 88,182,600,742 US$2013: 85,557,142,857 US$2014: 76,224,450,549 US$2015: 33,019,780,220 US$2016: 8,921,978,022 US$2017: 23,011,813,187 US$2018: 36,750,000,000 US$2019: 25,276,373,626 US$2020: 11,868,681,319 US$2021: 44,345,054,945 US$2022: 87,172,802,198 US$
Change over the period: +83.44B (+2,235.61%) Average annual rate: 7.79 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Qatar 87.17B US$
World computed 749B US$
Middle East & North Africa computed 495B US$
Western Asia computed 495B US$
High-income countries computed 535B US$
Trade balance — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2022 87.17B +42.83B +96.58%
2021 44.35B +32.48B +273.63%
2020 11.87B −13.41B −53.04%
2019 25.28B −11.47B −31.22%
2018 36.75B +13.74B +59.7%
2017 23.01B +14.09B +157.92%
2016 8.92B −24.1B −72.98%
2015 33.02B −43.2B −56.68%
2014 76.22B −9.33B −10.91%
2013 85.56B −2.63B −2.98%
2012 88.18B +10.14B +12.99%
2011 78.05B +29.79B +61.72%
2010 48.26B +26.62B +123.02%
2009 21.64B −16.74B −43.61%
2008 38.38B +18.89B +96.98%
2007 19.48B +3B +18.24%
2006 16.48B +703M +4.45%
2005 15.77B +3.73B +30.94%
2004 12.05B +4.23B +54.05%
2003 7.82B +1.58B +25.36%
2002 6.24B −219M −3.39%
2001 6.46B −1.53B −19.12%
2000 7.98B +3.73B +87.55%
1999 4.26B +3.12B +272.83%
1998 1.14B −227M −16.58%
1997 1.37B +1.01B +283.23%
1996 357M +275M +334.78%
1995 82.14M −737M −89.97%
1994 819M +1.65M +0.2%
1993 817M −368M −31.05%
1992 1.18B +228M +23.87%
1991 957M −615M −39.13%
1990 1.57B +681M +76.43%
1989 891M +326M +57.84%
1988 564M +61.81M +12.3%
1987 502M +183M +57.27%
1986 320M −1.02B −76.23%
1985 1.34B −280M −17.27%
1984 1.62B +400M +32.67%
1983 1.22B −683M −35.8%
1982 1.91B −1.5B −44.04%
1981 3.41B −324M −8.69%
1980 3.73B

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

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