Egypt vs Qatar: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Egypt
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 31.6% against 31.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 137th and Qatar ranks 135th of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.1% | 30.7% | 2.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 35.5% | 7.0% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 29.3% | 0.2% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 33.1% | 8.7% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 35.5% | 15.2% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Egypt or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 31.6% against 31.5% in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Egypt and Qatar?
- 0.1%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Qatar?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Qatar rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- Egypt ranks 137th and Qatar ranks 135th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of 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
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.