
Insights for Qatar
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October 2025 period, National level, Product aggregation
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Summary: Overall, Qatar's total trade value for imports reached 12.17B QAR, with a slight month-on-month increase of 38.13M QAR (0.31%) but a year-on-year decrease of 203.03M QAR (-1.64%). Exports totaled 25.73B QAR, showing a month-on-month decline of 691.97M QAR (-2.62%) and a year-on-year decrease of 1.79B QAR (-6.50%). The trade balance indicates a challenging environment for exports, particularly in the context of recent news regarding Iran's improved trade balance with Qatar.
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MoM insights: In the month-on-month analysis, imports from Colombia saw the highest increase with a trade value of 267.56M QAR, reflecting a significant rise of 129.51%. Switzerland followed with 658.52M QAR, showing a 0.56% increase. South Korea also experienced a notable rise with 295.22M QAR, marking a 1.97% increase. On the other hand, the lowest decreases were observed in imports from the United States at 1.52B QAR, with a decline of 33.52%. Indonesia's imports dropped to 86.65M QAR, down by 83.49%. Italy's imports decreased to 491.58M QAR, reflecting a 43.60% decline. In exports, Chinese Taipei led with 1.81B QAR, increasing by 25.13%. Japan's exports reached 2.38B QAR, up by 15.04%. The United States also saw a rise to 658.65M QAR, with a 52.77% increase. Conversely, the lowest decreases in exports were from Indonesia at 124.35M QAR, down by 77.22%. Singapore's exports fell to 1.44B QAR, down by 21.95%. Bangladesh's exports decreased to 390.52M QAR, reflecting a 47.09% decline.
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YoY insights: In the year-on-year analysis, imports from Switzerland showed the most significant increase with a trade value of 658.52M QAR, up by 75.99%. Colombia followed with 267.56M QAR, reflecting a 17.83% increase. Iran's imports reached 173M QAR, marking a 3.77% rise. The lowest decreases were seen in imports from Turkey at 159.96M QAR, down by 64.68%. Kuwait's imports dropped to 135.65M QAR, down by 59.77%. Italy's imports decreased to 491.58M QAR, reflecting a 28.73% decline. In exports, India led with 3.21B QAR, increasing by 18.87%. Chinese Taipei's exports reached 1.81B QAR, up by 36.19%. Italy's exports also increased to 1.05B QAR, reflecting a 46.07% rise. The lowest decreases in exports were from South Korea at 2B QAR, down by 36.54%. Singapore's exports fell to 1.44B QAR, down by 31.45%. China's exports decreased to 4.32B QAR, reflecting a 9.55% decline.
