Qatar Economic Outlook Issue Number 13

Top Trading Partners and 
Commodities Exchanged
The United States of America is the largest 
trading partner of the State of Qatar, in terms 
of being the source of Qatari imports with 
19% of the total imports, followed by China 
with 12%, then Germany, Britain, India, 
Turkey and Oman with a total of 27%. The 
rest of the world’s countries accounted for 
42%: among them, other European countries 
with 17%, the Latin American countries with 
13%, and other Asian countries with 12%, as 
shown in Figure (2-53).
As for the trading partners in terms of 
destination for Qatari exports, Japan and 
South Korea were the dominant export 
destinations in 2020, accounting for 29% of 
the total exports, which match India and 
China with 29%, then Singapore by 7%, and 
the group of European Union countries with 
9%. The remainder of 26% was distributed 
among the rest of Qatar’s trading partners, 
including the Gulf Cooperation Council as 
well as other Arab countries.
As for the distribution of exports and imports, 
as per Standard International Trade 
Figure 2-53: Imports and exports by country 
of origin and destination (2020) 
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Source: Planning and Statistical Authority