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Trade openness — Qatar

Trade openness in Qatar in 2022 — 100.21%. Ranked 71 in the world out of 183. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 0.42 pp.

2022 100.21% +7.43 pp vs 2021
World rank 71of 183
Period maximum 105.75%2012
Period minimum 65.63%1988

Trend over time

1980–2022 · % of GDP

Trade openness — Qatar, 1980–202260801001201980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 99.8%1981: 96.72%1982: 95.88%1983: 89.17%1984: 83.92%1985: 80.86%1986: 73.38%1987: 73.38%1988: 65.63%1989: 70.84%1990: 85.57%1991: 80.98%1992: 86.57%1993: 80.8%1994: 78.65%1995: 87.67%1996: 83.51%1997: 84.45%1998: 91.06%1999: 85.73%2000: 89.61%2001: 94.97%2002: 88.47%2003: 90.16%2004: 90.37%2005: 94.75%2006: 98.57%2007: 96.11%2008: 89.43%2009: 80.14%2010: 86.07%2011: 98.72%2012: 105.75%2013: 102.38%2014: 99.03%2015: 93.71%2016: 89.55%2017: 91.49%2018: 91.84%2019: 90.05%2020: 90.02%2021: 92.78%2022: 100.21%
Change over the period: +0.42 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Qatar 100.21%
World 62.15%
Middle East & North Africa 78.04%
Western Asia computed 87.25%
High-income countries computed 65.65%
Trade openness — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 100.21 +7.43 pp
2021 92.78 +2.76 pp
2020 90.02 −0.03 pp
2019 90.05 −1.79 pp
2018 91.84 +0.34 pp
2017 91.49 +1.95 pp
2016 89.55 −4.16 pp
2015 93.71 −5.33 pp
2014 99.03 −3.35 pp
2013 102.38 −3.36 pp
2012 105.75 +7.02 pp
2011 98.72 +12.65 pp
2010 86.07 +5.93 pp
2009 80.14 −9.29 pp
2008 89.43 −6.68 pp
2007 96.11 −2.46 pp
2006 98.57 +3.83 pp
2005 94.75 +4.37 pp
2004 90.37 +0.21 pp
2003 90.16 +1.7 pp
2002 88.47 −6.5 pp
2001 94.97 +5.36 pp
2000 89.61 +3.88 pp
1999 85.73 −5.33 pp
1998 91.06 +6.61 pp
1997 84.45 +0.94 pp
1996 83.51 −4.16 pp
1995 87.67 +9.02 pp
1994 78.65 −2.15 pp
1993 80.8 −5.77 pp
1992 86.57 +5.59 pp
1991 80.98 −4.59 pp
1990 85.57 +14.73 pp
1989 70.84 +5.22 pp
1988 65.63 −7.75 pp
1987 73.38 −0 pp
1986 73.38 −7.48 pp
1985 80.86 −3.06 pp
1984 83.92 −5.25 pp
1983 89.17 −6.71 pp
1982 95.88 −0.83 pp
1981 96.72 −3.08 pp
1980 99.8 —

Western Asia, 2022

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

CY Cyprus 205.75 AE United Arab Emirates 185.74 BH Bahrain 167.14 LB Lebanon 114.89 GE Georgia 114.7 OM Oman 105.75 AM Armenia 103.88 QA Qatar 100.21 KW Kuwait 90.92 AZ Azerbaijan 86.98 PS Palestine 82.39 TR Türkiye 79.9 IQ Iraq 68.76 IL Israel 60.64 SA Saudi Arabia 56.82 SY Syria 35.44
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About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — the standard indicator of the trade openness of an economy. Values above 100% are not an anomaly: they mean that trade turnover exceeds annual GDP, which is typical of trading hubs and of small economies built into supply chains.

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

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