General profile: Qatar

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
2.688 Millions
3.640 QAR/US$
185 666 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 11 490 km²
2.25 %
3.54 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+69.3 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
25 762
74 964
77 971
87 203
Merchandise imports
10 061
23 240
32 610
27 985
Merchandise trade balance
15 701
51 725
45 361
59 218
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
3 %3 %12 %12 %85 %85 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
13 33611 74011 59011 5525 23713 33611 74011 59011 5525 237
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
3 221
3 011
14 997
18 346
Services imports
4 144
8 780
30 775
34 340
Services trade balance
-924
-5 769
-15 778
-15 994
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
53.5
58.2
49.4
61.6
Travel
23.6
19.4
33.6
23.2
Other services
22.9
22.4
17.0
15.2
TRADE INDICES
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96618910486751001571621541329663875850393023201921156688711394781001411421401381221111711301301188776646974
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.5 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
44 530
125 122
161 740
185 666
GDP per capita, current US$
52 468
73 021
66 985
69 066
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
7.49
16.73
4.75
3.54
Current account balance, % of GDP
16.80
19.14
8.50
14.16
Exchange rate (/US$)
3.640
3.640
3.640
3.640
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
26.223.342.448.540.326.223.342.448.540.3
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
2 500.00
4 670.33
1 070.88
-1 093.41
FDI outflows
351.91
1 863.17
4 023.35
159.89
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
..
0.27
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
651.6576.6467.0665.9378.6437.1498.6574.4803.3-1 093-2 434-2 813-2 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
2021
Balance, % of GDP
35.42
38.44
20.42
23.88
Balance, % of imports
119.43
161.84
55.71
72.45
Normalized balance
0.374
0.447
0.218
0.266
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
908990929190949910210699868089969995
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 99%Urban 99%Rural 1%Rural 1%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.049 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
793
1 363
808
1 042
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
9.38
8.82
38.32
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
420 000
568 000
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
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: 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).
p
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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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: 20 October 2022