Trade in services (% of GDP) in Qatar
Qatar: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 25.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Qatar, 2011–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services in Qatar stood at 25.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Qatar peaked at 37.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2011.
Qatar ranks 88th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14.5% | — |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +25.2% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | -21.8% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 31.1% | -10.2% |
| 2025 | 25.8% | -16.9% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 25.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.3%, 80% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 25.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.9%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.7% | 14.5% | 30.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 25.8% | 37.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 85 Moldova 26.5% compare
- 86 Norway 26.2% compare
- 87 Costa Rica 26.0% compare
- 89 French Polynesia 25.6% compare
- 90 Azerbaijan 24.8% compare
- 91 Gambia 24.6% compare
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Qatar?
- Trade in services in Qatar was 25.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2011.
- How does Qatar rank for trade in services?
- Qatar ranks 88th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus 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.