Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Qatar
Qatar: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 15.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Qatar, 1970–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Qatar stood at 15.3%.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Qatar peaked at 36.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1974.
Qatar ranks 173rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.6% | — |
| 1971 | 26.1% | +32.8% |
| 1972 | 25.3% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 22.6% | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 10.3% | -54.7% |
| 1975 | 14.5% | +41.7% |
| 1976 | 23.1% | +58.6% |
| 1977 | 31.3% | +35.9% |
| 1978 | 23.6% | -24.6% |
| 1979 | 20.7% | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 17.0% | -18.0% |
| 1981 | 15.5% | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 21.2% | +36.5% |
| 1983 | 18.4% | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 13.5% | -26.5% |
| 1985 | 14.6% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 16.8% | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 17.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 16.9% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 17.4% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 22.3% | +28.4% |
| 1991 | 24.0% | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 25.4% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 25.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 24.9% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 36.4% | +60.7% |
| 1997 | 24.8% | -32.0% |
| 1998 | 32.4% | +30.9% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | -38.8% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 20.9% | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -26.5% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -27.9% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +36.5% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.7% | 10.3% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.8% | 13.5% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.8% | 19.8% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 18.1% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 12.9% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 13.8% | 17.3% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Qatar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9074 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 16.88 % change on previous year (2022)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.7097 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 62,950 current LCU per person (2022)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) -10.46 % change on previous year (2020)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.2606 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 13,470 constant 2015 US$ per person (2020)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3237 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Qatar?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Qatar was 15.3% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1974.
- How does Qatar rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Qatar ranks 173rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).