Summary
- Italy → Qatar
- $2billion
- Qatar → Italy
- $2.5billion
- Italy’s balance
- -$509million
Balance
Italy’s trade balance with Qatar
Trade between Italy and Qatar grew 10.7-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Italy’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 2
- Imports 2.5
- Balance -0.5
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $410 million | $4 million | $406 million |
| 1996 | $308 million | $2 million | $307 million |
| 1997 | $240 million | $5 million | $234 million |
| 1998 | $162 million | $4 million | $159 million |
| 1999 | $87 million | $4 million | $83 million |
| 2000 | $258 million | $3 million | $255 million |
| 2001 | $455 million | $4 million | $450 million |
| 2002 | $437 million | $120 million | $317 million |
| 2003 | $379 million | $30 million | $349 million |
| 2004 | $322 million | $52 million | $270 million |
| 2005 | $733 million | $62 million | $671 million |
| 2006 | $1.5 billion | $64 million | $1.5 billion |
| 2007 | $2.4 billion | $85 million | $2.3 billion |
| 2008 | $2.4 billion | $63 million | $2.3 billion |
| 2009 | $1.7 billion | $480 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2010 | $1.6 billion | $2.1 billion | -$419 million |
| 2011 | $1.1 billion | $2.9 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2012 | $1.4 billion | $3 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2013 | $1.6 billion | $4.8 billion | -$3.2 billion |
| 2014 | $1.5 billion | $1.5 billion | $63 million |
| 2015 | $1.5 billion | $1.5 billion | -$51 million |
| 2016 | $1.2 billion | $953 million | $258 million |
| 2017 | $1.3 billion | $1.3 billion | $383 thousand |
| 2018 | $1.4 billion | $1.8 billion | -$388 million |
| 2019 | $1.7 billion | $1.3 billion | $345 million |
| 2020 | $1.2 billion | $1.1 billion | $30 million |
| 2021 | $1.5 billion | $4.6 billion | -$3.1 billion |
| 2022 | $1.9 billion | $6.1 billion | -$4.2 billion |
| 2023 | $1.8 billion | $6.4 billion | -$4.6 billion |
| 2024 | $2 billion | $2.5 billion | -$509 million |
What they sell each other
What Italy sells to Qatar
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Qatar sells to Italy
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Genoa and Hamad Port is 11,322 nautical miles (20,968 km) long: ≈ 26–33.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Because of the 2024 disruptions, traffic is split: 85% via the Strait of Gibraltar, the Cape of Good Hope and the Strait of Hormuz (11,322 nautical miles); and 15% via the Suez Canal, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Strait of Hormuz (4,687 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 Italy’s 52nd largest trading partner (0.4% of its trade), and Italy was Qatar’s 7th (4%).
- Qatar in Italy’s trade
- 0.4%
- Qatar’s rank among Italy’s partners
- 52nd
- Italy in Qatar’s trade
- 3.5%
- Italy’s rank among Qatar’s partners
- 7th
Compare with
Other partners of Italy
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.