Imports as a share of GDP rose 7.71% to 0.409% in Qatar in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, imports as a share of GDP in Qatar reached an all time high of 0.433% in 1995 and an all time low of 0.223% in 2000. When compared to Qatar's main peers, imports as a share of GDP in Bahrain amounted to 0.671%, 0.244% in Iran, 0.259% in Saudi Arabia and 0.706% in United Arab Emirates in 2020.
Qatar has been ranked 73rd within the group of 163 countries we follow in terms of imports as a share of GDP, 79 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Imports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahrain | % | 0.718% | 0.654% | 0.673% | 0.716% | 0.652% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 0.207% | 0.192% | 0.220% | 0.282% | 0.273% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 0.351% | 0.265% | 0.259% | 0.250% | 0.309% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 0.590% | 0.548% | 0.554% | 0.528% | 0.488% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 0.449% | 0.485% | 0.466% | 0.456% | 0.449% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 0.467% | 0.415% | 0.432% | 0.387% | 0.370% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 0.171% | 0.160% | 0.173% | 0.190% | 0.195% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | 0.366% | 0.418% | 0.386% | 0.359% | 0.380% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 0.378% | 0.307% | 0.293% | 0.257% | 0.272% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 0.456% | 0.399% | 0.311% | 0.125% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 0.719% | 0.732% | 0.745% | 0.659% | 0.707% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 0.408% | 0.362% | 0.626% | 0.432% | 0.479% | ... |
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