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General profile: Qatar

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
3.048 Millions
3.640 QAR/US$
220 444 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 11 490 km²
..
1.90 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-3.5 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
25 762
74 964
77 971
94 286
Merchandise imports
10 061
23 240
32 610
35 802
Merchandise trade balance
15 701
51 725
45 361
58 483
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
3 %3 %12 %12 %85 %85 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
19 72513 67711 9507 0036 18919 72513 67711 9507 0036 189
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
3 221
3 011
14 997
30 172
Services imports
4 144
8 780
30 775
37 085
Services trade balance
-924
-5 769
-15 778
-6 913
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
53.5
58.2
49.4
59.6
Travel
23.6
19.4
33.6
27.9
Other services
22.9
22.4
17.0
12.5
TRADE INDICES
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991031369761881028373100149164157131925887584912213723714069921119583100147150141145130116189153148
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+1.9 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
44 530
125 122
161 740
220 444
GDP per capita, current US$
53 950
73 204
66 633
72 314
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
7.49
16.73
4.75
1.90
Current account balance, % of GDP
16.80
19.14
8.50
17.19
Exchange rate (/US$)
3.640
3.640
3.640
3.640
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
21.616.335.660.433.921.616.335.660.433.9
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.7 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
2 500.00
4 670.33
1 070.88
460.16
FDI outflows
351.91
1 863.17
4 023.35
1 562.91
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
..
0.27
0.65
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 443.11 437.11 031.6858.8651.6576.6467.0665.9378.6437.1498.6574.4803.3460-47476-1 093-2 434-2 813-2 1869867741 0711 040-8403969394 6708 1253 7794 7003 5002 5001 199625624296252FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
35.42
38.44
20.42
25.19
Balance, % of imports
119.43
161.84
55.71
79.67
Normalized balance
0.374
0.447
0.218
0.285
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
8894100939090929190949910210699868089969995
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 99%Urban 99%Rural 1%Rural 1%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.027 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
793
1 363
808
630
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
346 500
568 166
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.03
..
0.00
-
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.76
4.28
5.67
-
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025