Qatar: Imports, billion dollars

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 Qatar

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 74.52
 Year 2022
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1980 - 2022
 Average 22.52
 Min - Max 1.69 - 74.52
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2022 is 74.52 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 61.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 174.92 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 172 countries. Historically, the average for Qatar from 1980 to 2022 is 22.52 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 1.69 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1986 while the maximum of 74.52 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Qatar: Imports, billion dollars
 2022 74.52
 2021 61.20
 2020 59.06
 2019 66.77
 2018 65.81
 2017 62.19
 2016 63.48
 2015 59.27




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Net errors and omissions -1,250.82 2025 million USD
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