Summary
- France → Qatar
- $916million
- Qatar → France
- $336million
- France’s balance
- $580million
Balance
France’s trade balance with Qatar
Trade between France and Qatar grew 5.5-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). France’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.9
- Imports 0.3
- Balance +0.6
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $227 million | $267 thousand | $227 million |
| 1996 | $270 million | $594 thousand | $270 million |
| 1997 | $504 million | $6 million | $498 million |
| 1998 | $389 million | $6 million | $384 million |
| 1999 | $373 million | $8 million | $366 million |
| 2000 | $245 million | $36 million | $208 million |
| 2001 | $327 million | $22 million | $305 million |
| 2002 | $697 million | $24 million | $672 million |
| 2003 | $890 million | $33 million | $857 million |
| 2004 | $1.6 billion | $14 million | $1.6 billion |
| 2005 | $1 billion | $54 million | $973 million |
| 2006 | $2.1 billion | $226 million | $1.9 billion |
| 2007 | $1.8 billion | $53 million | $1.7 billion |
| 2008 | $1.5 billion | $212 million | $1.3 billion |
| 2009 | $1.1 billion | $150 million | $926 million |
| 2010 | $1.2 billion | $1 billion | $218 million |
| 2011 | $998 million | $1.9 billion | -$860 million |
| 2012 | $1.1 billion | $2.2 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2013 | $1.1 billion | $1.2 billion | -$88 million |
| 2014 | $2 billion | $874 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2015 | $3.4 billion | $268 million | $3.1 billion |
| 2016 | $2.3 billion | $248 million | $2.1 billion |
| 2017 | $2.4 billion | $726 million | $1.7 billion |
| 2018 | $3.7 billion | $583 million | $3.1 billion |
| 2019 | $3.8 billion | $758 million | $3.1 billion |
| 2020 | $1.7 billion | $518 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2021 | $1 billion | $1.2 billion | -$214 million |
| 2022 | $845 million | $3.8 billion | -$3 billion |
| 2023 | $1.7 billion | $2.5 billion | -$808 million |
| 2024 | $916 million | $336 million | $580 million |
What they sell each other
What France sells to Qatar
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Qatar sells to France
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Le Havre and Hamad Port is 11,331 nautical miles (20,984 km) long: ≈ 26–33.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Because of the 2024 disruptions, traffic is split: 85% via the Cape of Good Hope and the Strait of Hormuz (11,331 nautical miles); and 15% via the Strait of Gibraltar, the Suez Canal, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Strait of Hormuz (6,417 nautical miles).
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 France’s 71st largest trading partner (0.1% of its trade), and France was Qatar’s 22nd (1%).
- Qatar in France’s trade
- 0.1%
- Qatar’s rank among France’s partners
- 71st
- France in Qatar’s trade
- 1%
- France’s rank among Qatar’s partners
- 22nd
Compare with
Other partners of France
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.