|
Particulars |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
Exports(1) |
|
Total
Exports (FOB) (QR. Million) |
13952 |
14035 |
18311 |
|
Annual
Change % |
7.8 |
0.6 |
30.5 |
|
Exports
/Imports % |
133.6 |
116.1 |
147.6 |
|
Exports
/ Gross Domestic Product % |
42.3 |
34.1 |
49.1 |
|
Exports
+ Imports/Gross Domestic Product % |
74.0 |
63.5 |
82.3 |
|
Top
Customer Country for Exports |
Japan |
Japan |
Japan |
|
Exports
Value to Top Customer Country (QR. Million)(2) |
912 |
1047 |
2285 |
|
Share
of Top Customer Country in Exports %(2) |
19.7 |
20.9 |
30.6 |
|
Second
Customer Country for Exports |
UAE |
UAE |
UAE |
|
Exports
Value to Second Customer Country for Exports (QR. Million)(1) |
796 |
655 |
670 |
|
Share
of Second Customer Country in Exports %(1) |
17.2 |
13.1 |
9.0 |
|
Exports
by International Blocks (QR. Million) |
|
C.C.A.S.G |
1223 |
1091 |
943 |
|
% |
28.1 |
22.9 |
13.7 |
|
(1)
Include Re-Export.
(2) Excluding crude Oil. |
|
Other
Arab Countries |
103 |
122 |
180 |
|
% |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
|
European
Union |
29 |
5 |
201 |
|
% |
0.7 |
0.1 |
2.9 |
|
Other
European Countries |
0.0 |
0.1 |
6 |
|
% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
|
American
Countries |
222 |
284 |
563 |
|
% |
5.1 |
6.0 |
8.2 |
|
Asia
(Except Arab Countries) |
2553 |
2930 |
3673 |
|
% |
58.8 |
61.4 |
53.2 |
|
Oceania |
134 |
141 |
126 |
|
% |
3.1 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
|
Africa
(Except Arab Countries) |
81 |
199 |
1206 |
|
% |
1.9 |
4.2 |
17.5 |
|
Total |
4345 |
4772 |
6898 |
|
% |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Top
Export Commodities |
|
First
Commodity |
Crude
Oil |
Crude
Oil |
Crude
Oil |
|
Value
(QR. Million) |
9314 |
9029 |
10864 |
|
% |
66.8 |
64.3 |
59.3 |
|
Second
Commodity |
Iron
Rods |
Polyethylene |
Natural
Gas |
|
Value
(QR. Million) |
596 |
1053 |
2174 |
|
% |
4.3 |
7.5 |
11.9 |
|
Third
Commodity |
Polyethylene |
Iron
Rods |
Polyethylene |
|
Value
(QR. Million) |
546 |
554 |
783 |
|
% |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
|
Imports |
|
Imports
(CIF) (QR. Million) |
10441 |
12091 |
12407 |
|
Annual
Change (%) |
-15.6 |
15.8 |
2.6 |
|
Imports
/ GDP (%) |
31.7 |
29.4 |
33.2 |
|
Top
Supplier Country For Imports |
UK |
USA |
USA |
|
Imports
Value from Top Supplier Country (QR. Million) |
1237.7 |
1712.5 |
1738.0 |
|
Share
of Top Supplying Country in Imports % |
11.9 |
14.1 |
14.0 |
|
Second
Supplier Country For Imports |
USA |
UK |
Japan |
|
Imports
Value from Second Supplier Country for Imports (QR. Million) |
1162.8 |
1264.0 |
1583.0 |
|
Share
of Second Supplier Country in Imports % |
11.1 |
10.5 |
12.8 |
|
Imports
by International Blocks (QR. Million) |
|
C.C.A.S.G. |
1302 |
1600 |
1917 |
|
% |
12.5 |
13.2 |
15.5 |
|
Other
Arab Countries |
131 |
173 |
173 |
|
% |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
|
European
Union |
4774 |
4850 |
4413 |
|
% |
45.7 |
40.1 |
35.6 |
|
Other
European Countries |
310 |
274 |
262 |
|
% |
3.0 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
|
American
Countries |
1462 |
2126 |
2173 |
|
% |
14.0 |
17.6 |
17.5 |
|
Asia
(Except Arab Countries) |
2255 |
2860 |
3209 |
|
% |
21.6 |
23.7 |
25.9 |
|
Oceania |
172 |
181 |
217 |
|
% |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
|
Africa
(Except Arab Countries) |
35 |
28 |
43 |
|
% |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
|
Other
Countries |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Total |
10441 |
12092 |
12407 |
|
% |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Top
Import Commodities |
|
First
commodity |
Passenger
cars |
Passenger
cars |
Passenger
cars |
|
Value
(QR. Million) |
645 |
910 |
800 |
|
% |
6.2 |
7.5 |
6.4 |
|
Second
Commodity |
Structures
excluding prefabricated buildings |
Tubes
& Pipes |
Structures
excluding prefabricated buildings |
|
Value
(QR. Million) |
557 |
595 |
723 |
|
% |
5.3 |
4.9 |
5.8 |
|
Third
Commodity |
Power
generating machinery & equipment |
Isolated
Wires & Cables |
Tubes
& pipes of iron & steel |
|
Value
(QR. Million) |
410 |
560 |
548 |
|
% |
3.9 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
