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General profile: Qatar

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
2.979 Millions
..
237 060 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 11 490 km²
3.09 %
2.42 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-25.9 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
25 762
74 964
77 971
96 991
Merchandise imports
10 061
23 240
32 610
31 187
Merchandise trade balance
15 701
51 725
45 361
65 804
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
3 %3 %11 %11 %85 %85 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
19 16812 90611 4928 0276 04519 16812 90611 4928 0276 045
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
3 221
3 011
14 997
30 974
Services imports
4 144
8 780
30 775
42 746
Services trade balance
-924
-5 769
-15 778
-11 771
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
53.5
58.2
49.4
57.7
Travel
23.6
19.4
33.6
28.6
Other services
22.9
22.4
17.0
13.7
TRADE INDICES
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1041369761881028373100149164157131925887585013723814069921119583100147150141145131117189153149
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.4 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
44 530
125 122
161 740
237 060
GDP per capita, current US$
53 950
73 204
66 633
79 575
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
7.49
16.73
4.75
2.42
Current account balance, % of GDP
16.80
19.14
8.50
15.38
Exchange rate (/US$)
3.640
3.640
3.640
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
19.412.829.969.731.819.412.829.969.731.8
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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-0.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
2 500.00
4 670.33
1 070.88
-474.18
FDI outflows
351.91
1 863.17
4 023.35
-191.48
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
..
0.27
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 031.6858.8651.6576.6467.0665.9378.6437.1498.6574.4803.3-47476-1 093-2 434-2 813-2 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
2023
Balance, % of GDP
35.42
38.44
20.42
23.86
Balance, % of imports
119.43
161.84
55.71
78.35
Normalized balance
0.374
0.447
0.218
0.281
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
85100939090929190949910210699868089969995
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 99%Urban 99%Rural 1%Rural 1%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.030 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
793
1 363
808
685
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
346 500
568 166
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.03
-
0.00
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.76
4.28
5.69
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
(p) 1.29
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
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).
p
Estimated.
q
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: 11 October 2024