Euro area vs Qatar: External balance on goods and services
Euro area
3.9%
in 2025
Qatar
37.0%
in 2022
Euro area rank
6th
Qatar rank
3rd
External balance on goods and services over time
- Euro area
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 37.0% against 3.9% in Euro area, a difference of 33.1%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 9.5 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
Euro area ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 44 groups.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.0% | 21.5% | 22.5% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 13.6% | 12.5% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 32.8% | 31.1% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 28.7% | 25.3% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 23.3% | 20.1% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services, Euro area or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 37.0% against 3.9% in Euro area as of 2022.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Euro area and Qatar?
- 33.1%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Qatar?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Euro area and Qatar rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
- Euro area ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the 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.