Qatar - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 20.05 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 20.07 in 2004, while its lowest value was 4.22 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1972 16.10
1973 16.48
1976 12.91
1978 5.42
1979 5.19
1980 7.64
1981 6.33
1982 4.22
1983 4.51
1984 6.33
1985 5.43
1986 5.90
1987 8.21
1988 9.38
1989 10.40
1990 11.66
1991 12.93
1992 13.63
1993 17.13
1994 16.80
1995 16.52
1996 11.17
1997 13.52
1998 16.72
1999 19.64
2000 16.59
2001 13.49
2002 17.56
2003 16.74
2004 20.07
2005 15.59
2006 14.75
2007 15.60
2008 16.01
2009 14.47
2010 20.05

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Qatar was 23,239,840,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27,900,040,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 32,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year Value
1960 32,000,000
1961 40,000,000
1962 37,000,000
1963 40,000,000
1964 50,000,000
1965 70,000,000
1966 70,000,000
1967 90,000,000
1968 43,000,000
1969 53,004,100
1970 64,155,100
1971 108,768,000
1972 140,539,000
1973 195,386,000
1974 271,064,000
1975 412,971,000
1976 816,813,000
1977 1,225,140,000
1978 1,184,670,000
1979 1,424,350,000
1980 1,423,000,000
1981 1,518,000,000
1982 1,947,000,000
1983 1,456,000,000
1984 1,162,000,000
1985 1,139,000,000
1986 1,099,000,000
1987 1,161,000,000
1988 1,267,000,000
1989 1,326,000,000
1990 1,695,000,000
1991 1,720,000,000
1992 2,015,000,000
1993 1,891,000,000
1994 1,927,000,000
1995 3,398,000,000
1996 2,868,000,000
1997 3,322,000,000
1998 3,409,000,000
1999 2,500,000,000
2000 3,252,000,000
2001 3,758,000,000
2002 4,052,046,000
2003 4,897,417,000
2004 6,004,551,000
2005 10,061,000,000
2006 16,440,100,000
2007 23,429,160,000
2008 27,900,040,000
2009 24,921,950,000
2010 23,239,840,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 82.77 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 92.37 in 1977, while its lowest value was 76.66 in 2008.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1969 80.60
1970 77.61
1971 84.19
1972 83.41
1973 83.49
1974 79.71
1975 87.42
1976 90.91
1977 92.37
1978 91.90
1979 91.20
1980 88.65
1981 87.11
1982 85.72
1983 85.35
1984 79.66
1985 81.42
1986 80.01
1987 81.70
1988 80.20
1989 84.82
1990 85.52
1991 85.47
1992 84.80
1993 84.23
1994 82.07
1995 82.42
1996 89.07
1997 86.25
1998 87.31
1999 83.64
2000 83.74
2001 83.67
2002 83.98
2003 83.88
2004 87.34
2005 80.58
2006 80.51
2007 81.10
2008 76.66
2009 81.61
2010 82.77

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 17.23 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 23.34 in 2008, while its lowest value was 8.86 in 1996.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other developing economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1992 13.39
1993 13.33
1994 13.46
1995 14.57
1996 8.86
1997 11.20
1998 10.26
1999 14.68
2000 14.91
2001 13.82
2002 16.01
2003 16.12
2004 12.65
2005 19.42
2006 19.48
2007 18.87
2008 23.34
2009 18.39
2010 17.23

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 8.06 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 11.11 in 2008, while its lowest value was 5.19 in 2004.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2000 6.57
2001 6.31
2002 6.79
2003 6.56
2004 5.19
2005 9.42
2006 10.03
2007 9.89
2008 11.11
2009 9.26
2010 8.06

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 0.98 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 4.31 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.49 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1998 0.49
1999 0.65
2000 0.62
2001 0.54
2002 0.87
2003 1.15
2004 0.99
2005 1.06
2006 2.31
2007 2.36
2008 4.31
2009 1.48
2010 0.98

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 1.67 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 2.74 in 1988, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1969.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1969 0.00
1970 0.00
1971 0.00
1972 0.00
1973 0.00
1974 1.81
1975 0.02
1976 0.24
1977 0.48
1978 0.37
1979 0.88
1980 2.19
1981 1.95
1982 1.17
1983 1.09
1984 1.52
1985 1.56
1986 1.97
1987 2.16
1988 2.74
1989 2.21
1990 2.07
1991 2.41
1992 2.21
1993 1.48
1994 1.44
1995 1.78
1996 1.10
1997 1.88
1998 1.63
1999 1.86
2000 1.45
2001 1.68
2002 1.64
2003 1.95
2004 1.39
2005 2.03
2006 1.76
2007 1.15
2008 1.48
2009 1.11
2010 1.67

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 3.32 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 11.91 in 1969, while its lowest value was 1.04 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1969 11.91
1970 10.58
1971 7.38
1972 10.11
1973 8.96
1974 8.62
1975 5.66
1976 3.13
1977 2.49
1978 2.95
1979 2.54
1980 2.53
1981 2.50
1982 1.04
1983 1.53
1984 2.99
1985 2.22
1986 2.30
1987 2.03
1988 2.31
1989 1.75
1990 3.47
1991 3.71
1992 3.87
1993 3.57
1994 3.59
1995 3.25
1996 1.67
1997 1.63
1998 1.81
1999 2.94
2000 2.43
2001 2.11
2002 2.54
2003 2.13
2004 1.90
2005 2.08
2006 1.91
2007 1.66
2008 2.04
2009 2.85
2010 3.32

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 2.99 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 7.84 in 1970, while its lowest value was 1.92 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1969 6.09
1970 7.84
1971 5.45
1972 3.43
1973 4.32
1974 4.27
1975 3.87
1976 2.59
1977 2.57
1978 2.65
1979 2.75
1980 2.72
1981 3.33
1982 2.03
1983 2.26
1984 2.82
1985 2.67
1986 3.01
1987 2.41
1988 2.50
1989 2.70
1990 2.79
1991 2.64
1992 2.63
1993 3.53
1994 3.43
1995 4.18
1996 2.40
1997 2.84
1998 1.92
1999 2.62
2000 3.84
2001 3.16
2002 3.82
2003 3.91
2004 2.88
2005 4.40
2006 3.13
2007 3.41
2008 4.02
2009 3.52
2010 2.99

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 0.23 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 0.42 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1998 0.00
1999 0.00
2000 0.00
2001 0.00
2002 0.35
2003 0.42
2004 0.31
2005 0.42
2006 0.34
2007 0.40
2008 0.38
2009 0.18
2010 0.23

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Qatar was 0.00 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 22.39 in 1970, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2008.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1969 19.40
1970 22.39
1971 15.81
1972 16.59
1973 16.51
1974 20.29
1975 12.58
1976 9.09
1977 7.63
1978 8.10
1979 8.80
1980 11.35
1981 12.89
1982 14.28
1983 14.65
1984 20.34
1985 18.58
1986 19.99
1987 18.30
1988 19.80
1989 15.18
1990 14.48
1991 14.53
1992 1.81
1993 2.44
1994 4.48
1995 3.00
1996 2.07
1997 2.55
1998 2.43
1999 1.68
2000 1.35
2001 2.52
2002 0.01
2003 0.00
2004 0.01
2005 0.00
2006 0.01
2007 0.02
2008 0.00
2009 0.00
2010 0.00

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Qatar was $20,725,420,000 as of 2010. Over the past 41 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $27,873,650,000 in 2008 and $52,880,000 in 1969.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1969 $52,880,000
1970 $64,000,000
1971 $107,660,000
1972 $138,370,000
1973 $194,440,000
1974 $270,920,000
1975 $409,400,000
1976 $832,950,000
1977 $1,225,070,000
1978 $1,183,900,000
1979 $1,425,210,000
1980 $1,439,760,000
1981 $1,517,770,000
1982 $1,954,860,000
1983 $1,463,180,000
1984 $1,166,260,000
1985 $1,142,830,000
1986 $1,101,280,000
1987 $1,138,120,000
1988 $1,271,978,000
1989 $1,334,148,000
1990 $1,694,890,000
1991 $1,720,110,000
1992 $2,020,831,000
1993 $1,890,687,000
1994 $1,945,727,000
1995 $1,929,327,000
1996 $3,402,870,000
1997 $2,871,961,000
1998 $3,408,571,000
1999 $2,499,560,000
2000 $3,252,177,000
2001 $3,757,775,000
2002 $4,050,873,000
2003 $4,897,182,000
2004 $6,003,789,000
2005 $10,059,470,000
2006 $16,432,860,000
2007 $23,403,260,000
2008 $27,873,650,000
2009 $22,767,610,000
2010 $20,725,420,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports