Qatar's trade (% of GDP) was 100.21% in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 5.53 percentage points from 105.75% in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 100.21% | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 91.49% | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 105.75% | 2012 |
| Highest | 105.75% | 2012 |
| Lowest | 65.63% | 1988 |
| Average since 2013 | 94.11% | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 99.8% | 1980 |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Qatar's trade (% of GDP) rose 7.43 percentage points on 2021 (from 92.78% to 100.21%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +0.39 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above 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 14.73 percentage points in 1990 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.29 percentage points in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 10% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 100.21% | 2022 |
| World | 68.49% | 2025 |
| High income | 60.54% | 2024 |
Closest to Qatar in the 2022 ranking
- Virgin Islands (US) — 1st of 6: 205.63%
- American Samoa — 2nd of 6: 124.68%
- Northern Mariana Islands — 4th of 6: 93.16%
- Guam — 5th of 6: 71.87%
- Syrian Arab Republic — 6th of 6: 35.44%
What this measures
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 43 values
| Year | Trade (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 100.21 |
| 2021 | 92.78 |
| 2020 | 90.02 |
| 2019 | 90.05 |
| 2018 | 91.84 |
| 2017 | 91.49 |
| 2016 | 89.55 |
| 2015 | 93.71 |
| 2014 | 99.03 |
| 2013 | 102.38 |
| 2012 | 105.75 |
Trade (% of GDP) in nearby economies
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Qatar's trade (% of GDP)?
- 100.21% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1980?
- It is up 0.42 percentage points from 99.8% in 1980. The highest value was 105.75% in 2012 and the lowest 65.63% in 1988.
- Is the latest change in trade (% of GDP) unusual for Qatar?
- In 2022, Qatar's trade (% of GDP) rose 7.43 percentage points on 2021 (from 92.78% to 100.21%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +0.39 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS, 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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