Balance of trade · Qatar

Qatar Balance of Trade

The Qatar Balance of Trade shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that Qatar sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

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הנתונים האחרונים

הפרסום האחרון, עבור DEC, יצא ב-2025-02-06 ועמד על QAR 18.4B.

פורסםעבורבפועלקונצנזוסקודם
6 Feb 2025DECQAR 18.4B–QAR16.7B

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למה זה חשוב

Exports are a big part of demand for open economies (Germany, China, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands). A larger surplus means more foreign demand for the the local currency; strong imports signal domestic demand. China's figures are read as a gauge of world demand.

איך זה מחושב

Customs records the value of goods crossing the border; services come from surveys. The balance is exports minus imports, usually seasonally adjusted.

Trade balance = exports − imports

מה המשמעות של שינויים

  • Look at exports and imports separately: a wider surplus from collapsing imports is a sign of weak domestic demand, not strength.
  • Exchange-rate moves take months to affect trade volumes (the J-curve).

גבוה מהצפוי: A larger surplus (or smaller deficit) than expected tends to support the the local currency.

נמוך מהצפוי: A smaller surplus (or larger deficit) than expected tends to weigh on the the local currency.

היסטוריה קצרה

Trade balances were the obsession of mercantilism in the 16th–18th centuries; David Hume's price-specie flow mechanism (1752) explained why surpluses tend to correct themselves.

שאלות

What is the Qatar Balance of Trade?

The Qatar Balance of Trade shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that Qatar sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

What was the latest Qatar Balance of Trade?

QAR 18.4B for DEC, published on 6 February 2025.

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