Qatar: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Qatar's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) fell 20.6% on 2019 (from 336.41 billion to 267.07 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2019), the average change was +14.1% and a typical year strayed about 27% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 63.8% in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 38.4% in 1986. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about 32.68 billion a year. A straight line explains 66% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

What this measures

Exports as a capacity to import equals the current price value of exports of goods and services deflated by the import price index. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 40 values

Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 2.07 trillion (2025)
• Bahrain — 13.89 billion (2024)
• Djibouti — 977.34 billion (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 1.48 trillion (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 10,725.8 trillion (2025)
• Iraq — 94.37 trillion (2024)
• Israel — 488.71 billion (2025)
• Kuwait — 20.52 billion (2024)
• Lebanon — 7.78 trillion (2024)
• Libya

More economic policy & debt data for Qatar

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$55.85 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$39.67 billion (2025)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$3.03 billion (2025)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) — 1.41% (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$215.56 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 784.64 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$183.49 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 736.64 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$72,525 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 263,991 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Qatar's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU)?

267.07 billion in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1980?

It is up 349.69% from 59.39 billion in 1980 (3.83% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 573.6 billion in 2013 and the lowest 16.2 billion in 1987.

Is the latest change in exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) unusual for Qatar?

In 2020, Qatar's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) fell 20.6% on 2019 (from 336.41 billion to 267.07 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2019), the average change was +14.1% and a typical year strayed about 27% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.EXP.CAPM.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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