Trade as a share of GDP in Qatar

Trade in goods and services was equal to 100.2% of GDP in Qatar in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2013.

Measure: Trade as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1980 to 2022 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Qatar is for 2022. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Qatar, 2022 100.2% % of GDP
Change from 2021 +7.4percentage points 2021: 92.8%
World, 2022 62.1% Official aggregate

Trade as a share of GDP in Qatar over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Trade as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period QatarWorld
2025 – 68.5%
2024 – 56.7%
2023 – 58.1%
2022 100.2% 62.1%
2021 92.8% 56.5%
2020 90.0% 51.9%
2019 90.0% 55.8%
2018 91.8% 57.0%
2017 91.5% 55.5%
2016 89.5% 53.8%
2015 93.7% 55.6%
2014 99.0% 58.0%
2013 102.4% 58.6%
2012 105.7% 59.3%
2011 98.7% 59.3%
2010 86.1% 56.2%
2009 80.1% 51.9%
2008 89.4% 60.3%
2007 96.1% 58.7%
2006 98.6% 58.4%
2005 94.7% 56.2%
2004 90.4% 54.2%
2003 90.2% 50.7%
2002 88.5% 49.0%
2001 95.0% 49.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +7.4 percentage points from 92.8% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 105.7%, the figure has changed by −5.5 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 62.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1980 to 2022 for Qatar
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices