|
Particulars |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
|
Exports(1) |
Total
Exports (FOB)
(QR. Million)
|
14035 |
18311 |
26258 |
|
Annual
Change % |
0.6 |
30.5 |
43.4 |
|
Exports
/Imports % |
116.1 |
147.6 |
288.6 |
|
Exports
/ Gross Domestic Product % |
34.1 |
49.1 |
58.2 |
|
Exports+Imports/Gross
Domestic Product % |
63.5 |
82.3 |
78.4 |
|
Top
Customer |
|
Country
for Exports |
Japan |
Japan |
Japan |
|
Exports
Value to Top Customer Country (QR. Million) (2) |
1047 |
2285 |
12320 |
|
Share
of Top Customer Country in Exports %
(2) |
20.9 |
30.6 |
19.7 |
|
Second
Customer |
|
Country
for Exports |
UAE |
UAE |
S.Korea |
|
Exports
Value to Second Customer Country for Exports(QR. Million)(1) |
655 |
670 |
3352 |
|
Share
of Second Customer Country in Exports %
(1) |
13.1 |
9.0 |
12.8 |
|
Exports
by International Blocks (QR. Million) |
|
C.C.A.S.G |
1091 |
943 |
1991 |
|
% |
22.9 |
13.7 |
18.0 |
|
(1)
Include Re-Export.(2)
Excluding crude Oil. |
|
Other
Arab Countries |
122 |
180 |
171 |
|
% |
2.6 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
|
European
Union |
5 |
201 |
270 |
|
% |
0.1 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
|
Other
European Countries |
0.1 |
6 |
27 |
|
% |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
American
Countries |
284 |
563 |
975 |
|
% |
6.0 |
8.2 |
8.8 |
|
Asia
(Except Arab Countries) |
2930 |
3673 |
7278 |
|
% |
61.4 |
53.2 |
65.6 |
|
Oceania |
141 |
126 |
216 |
|
% |
3.0 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
|
Africa
(Except Arab Countries) |
199 |
1206 |
162 |
|
% |
4.2 |
17.5 |
1.5 |
|
Total |
4772 |
6898 |
11090 |
|
% |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Top
Export Commodities |
|
First
Commodity |
Crude
Oil |
Crude
Oil |
Crude
Oil |
|
Value
(QR. Million) |
9029 |
10864 |
14612 |
|
% |
64.3 |
59.3 |
55.6 |
|
Second
Commodity |
Poly
ethylene |
Natural
Gas |
Natural
Gas |
|
Value
(QR. Million) |
1053 |
2174 |
6954 |
|
% |
7.5 |
11.9 |
26.5 |
|
Third
Commodity |
Iron
Rods |
Poly
ethylene |
Poly
ethylene |
|
Value
(QR. Million) |
554 |
783 |
821 |
|
% |
3.9 |
4.3 |
3.1 |
|
Imports |
|
Imports
(CIF) |
12091 |
12407 |
9098 |
|
(QR.
Million) |
|
|
|
|
Annual
Change (%) |
32.9 |
2.6 |
-26.7 |
|
Imports
/ GDP (%) |
29.4 |
33.2 |
20.2 |
|
Top
Supplier Country For |
|
Imports |
USA |
USA |
UK |
|
Imports
Value from Top Supplier Country (QR. Million) |
1712.5 |
1738.0 |
1047.7 |
|
Share
of Top Supplying Country in Imports % |
14.1 |
14.0 |
11.9 |
|
Second
Supplier Country |
|
For
Imports |
UK |
Japan |
USA |
|
Imports
Value from Second Supplier Country for Imports (QR. Million) |
1264.0 |
1583.0 |
1037.6 |
|
Share
of Second Supplier Country in Imports % |
10.5 |
12.8 |
11.4 |
|
Imports
by International Blocks (QR. Million) |
|
C.C.A.S.G. |
1600 |
1917 |
1601 |
|
% |
13.2 |
15.5 |
17.6 |
|
Other
Arab Countries |
173 |
173 |
201 |
|
% |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
|
European
Union |
4850 |
4413 |
3108 |
|
% |
40.1 |
35.6 |
34.2 |
|
Other
European Countries |
274 |
262 |
207 |
|
% |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
