| Particulars |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
| Exports(1) |
Total
Exports (FOB)
(QR. Million) |
12948 |
13952 |
14035 |
|
Annual
Change % |
10.7 |
7.8 |
0.6 |
|
Exports
/Imports % |
104.7 |
133.6 |
116.1 |
|
Exports
/ Gross Domestic Product % |
43.7 |
42.3 |
34.1 |
|
Exports
+ Imports/Gross Domestic Product % |
85.5 |
74.0 |
63.5 |
| Top
Customer Country for Exports |
Japan |
Japan |
Japan |
|
Exports
Value to Top Customer Country (QR. Million) (2) |
747 |
912 |
1047 |
|
Share
of Top Customer Country in Exports % (2) |
16.6 |
19.7 |
20.9 |
| Second
Customer Country for Exports |
UAE |
UAE |
UAE |
|
Exports
Value to Second Customer Country for Exports (QR. Million)(1) |
609 |
796 |
655 |
|
Share
of Second Customer Country in Exports (1) |
13.5 |
17.2 |
13.1 |
| Exports
by International Blocks (QR. Million) |
|
C.C.A.S.G |
984 |
1223 |
1091 |
|
% |
23.3 |
28.1 |
22.9 |
| (1)
Include Re-Export. |
| (2)
Excluding crude Oil. |
|
Other
Arab Countries |
106 |
103 |
122 |
|
% |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
|
E.E.C |
25 |
29 |
5 |
|
% |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
|
Other
Western European Countries |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
|
% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
American
Countries |
236 |
222 |
284 |
|
% |
5.6 |
5.1 |
6.0 |
|
Asia
(Except Arab Countries) |
2389 |
2553 |
2930 |
|
% |
56.5 |
58.8 |
61.4 |
|
Oceania |
319 |
134 |
141 |
|
% |
7.5 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
|
Africa
(Except Arab Countries) |
167 |
81 |
199 |
|
% |
4.0 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
|
Total |
4226 |
4345 |
4772 |
|
% |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Top
Export Commodities |
|
First
Commodity |
Crude
Oil |
Crude
Oil |
Crude
Oil |
|
Value
(QR. Million) |
8446 |
9314 |
9029 |
|
% |
65.2 |
66.8 |
64.3 |
| Second
Commodity |
Polyethylene |
Iron
Rods |
Iron
Rods |
|
Value
(QR. Million) |
581 |
596 |
1053 |
|
% |
4.5 |
4.3 |
7.5 |
| Third
Commodity |
Iron
Rods |
Polyethylene |
Polyethylene |
|
Value
(QR. Million) |
574 |
546 |
554 |
|
% |
4.4 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
| Imports |
Imports
(CIF)
(QR. Million) |
12369 |
10441 |
12091 |
|
Annual
Change (%) |
76.3 |
-15.6 |
15.8 |
|
Imports
/ GDP (%) |
41.8 |
31.7 |
29.4 |
| Top
Supplier Country For Imports |
USA |
UK |
USA |
|
Imports
Value from Top Supplier Country (QR. Million) |
1410.5 |
1237.7 |
1712.5 |
|
Share
of Top Supplying Country in Imports % |
11.4 |
11.9 |
14.1 |
| Second
Supplier Country For Imports |
Japan |
USA |
UK |
|
Imports
Value from Second Supplier Country for Imports (QR. Million) |
1382.9 |
1162.8 |
1264.0 |
|
Share
of Second Supplier Country in Imports % |
11.2 |
11.1 |
10.5 |
| Imports
by International Blocks (QR. Million) |
|
C.C.A.S.G. |
1262 |
1302 |
1600 |
|
% |
10.2 |
12.5 |
13.2 |
|
Other
Arab Countries |
134 |
131 |
173 |
|
% |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
|
E.E.C. |
5643 |
4774 |
4850 |
|
% |
45.6 |
45.7 |
40.1 |
|
Other
Western European Countries |
761 |
310 |
274 |
|
% |
6.2 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
|
American
Countries |
1635 |
1462 |
2126 |
|
% |
13.2 |
14.0 |
17.6 |
|
Asia
(Except Arab Countries) |
2745 |
2255 |
2860 |
|
% |
22.2 |
21.6 |
23.7 |
|
Oceania |
154 |
172 |
181 |
|
% |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
|
Africa
(Except Arab Countries) |
35 |
35 |
28 |
|
% |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
|
Other
Countries |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Total |
12369 |
10441 |
12092 |
|
% |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Top
Import Commodities |
| First
commodity |
Passenger
cars |
Passenger
cars |
Passenger
cars |
|
Value
(QR. Million) |
750 |
645 |
910 |
|
% |
6.1 |
6.2 |
7.5 |
| Second
Commodity |
Tubes
& Pipes |
Structures
excluding prefabricated buildings |
Structures
excluding prefabricated buildings |
|
Value
(QR. Million) |
554 |
557 |
595 |
|
% |
4.5 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
| Third
Commodity |
Isolated
Wires & Cables |
Tubes
& pipes of iron & steel |
Power
generating machinery & equipment |
|
Value
(QR. Million) |
381 |
410 |
560 |
|
% |
3.1 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
