Share of imports that come from China in Qatar
Qatar: Share of imports that come from China was 22.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Qatar, 1970–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in Qatar stood at 22.6%. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.7% on the previous year and up 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Qatar peaked at 22.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1985.
That places Qatar 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.3% | — |
| 1971 | 1.6% | -30.4% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | +23.3% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | -23.5% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | -30.1% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +25.2% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -42.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +34.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -44.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | +105.7% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -22.4% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +31.0% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +17.2% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -27.3% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +58.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +72.8% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +67.7% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +25.1% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | +38.7% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 22.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 2.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 22.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.7%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +105.7% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 14.9% | 22.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More economy & growth data for Qatar
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -63.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 456.7 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6747 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 333.48 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Qatar?
- Share of imports that come from china in Qatar was 22.6% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1985.
- How does Qatar rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Qatar ranks 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.