Summary
- China → Qatar
- $5.2billion
- Qatar → China
- $19.7billion
- China’s balance
- -$14.5billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Qatar
Trade between China and Qatar grew 250.8-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 5.2
- Imports 19.7
- Balance -14.5
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $10 million | $90 million | -$81 million |
| 1996 | $22 million | $57 million | -$35 million |
| 1997 | $15 million | $118 million | -$103 million |
| 1998 | $16 million | $45 million | -$29 million |
| 1999 | $28 million | $63 million | -$35 million |
| 2000 | $118 million | $451 million | -$333 million |
| 2001 | $128 million | $422 million | -$294 million |
| 2002 | $162 million | $183 million | -$21 million |
| 2003 | $117 million | $301 million | -$184 million |
| 2004 | $148 million | $332 million | -$184 million |
| 2005 | $527 million | $465 million | $62 million |
| 2006 | $950 million | $528 million | $422 million |
| 2007 | $1.4 billion | $565 million | $795 million |
| 2008 | $2 billion | $1.6 billion | $404 million |
| 2009 | $872 million | $1.3 billion | -$468 million |
| 2010 | $2 billion | $2.5 billion | -$541 million |
| 2011 | $1.2 billion | $4.7 billion | -$3.5 billion |
| 2012 | $2.5 billion | $8.3 billion | -$5.9 billion |
| 2013 | $2.7 billion | $8.4 billion | -$5.7 billion |
| 2014 | $3.3 billion | $8.4 billion | -$5.1 billion |
| 2015 | $4.1 billion | $4.6 billion | -$521 million |
| 2016 | $3.3 billion | $4.2 billion | -$868 million |
| 2017 | $3.4 billion | $7 billion | -$3.6 billion |
| 2018 | $3.9 billion | $9 billion | -$5.2 billion |
| 2019 | $3.5 billion | $9.3 billion | -$5.8 billion |
| 2020 | $3.8 billion | $8.1 billion | -$4.3 billion |
| 2021 | $4.6 billion | $14 billion | -$9.4 billion |
| 2022 | $4.6 billion | $24 billion | -$19.4 billion |
| 2023 | $4.5 billion | $20.9 billion | -$16.4 billion |
| 2024 | $5.2 billion | $19.7 billion | -$14.5 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Qatar
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Qatar sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Hamad Port is 5,937 nautical miles (10,995 km) long: ≈ 13.5–17.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore; and Strait of Hormuz.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Qatar was China’s 38th largest trading partner (0.4% of its trade), and China was Qatar’s largest (20%).
- Qatar in China’s trade
- 0.4%
- Qatar’s rank among China’s partners
- 38th
- China in Qatar’s trade
- 19.9%
- China’s rank among Qatar’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Qatar
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.