Middle East
Qatar
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Market-entry intelligence →Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Qatar's #1 import source (world lens). Qatar is the EU's #68 goods supplier.
Qatar on the world stage
Total imports
$35.8bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$95.0bn
118 partners
#1 import source
China
15.0%
#1 export dest.
China
19.9%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Qatar and the EU
EU imports from
€7.4bn
0.3% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€8.3bn
0.3% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #68 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 1.12
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember
Industrial
30
EUR/MWh
Consumer
20
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
603
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
3%
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Subsidised fuel monocultureMarket model
Single buyer (Kahramaa)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
No independent regulator (Ministry of Municipality / Kahramaa)
A gas monoculture (99%+ gas-fired) with Kahramaa as the sole buyer, heavily subsidised tariffs, and a generation fleet built around water-power cogeneration complexes that lock in gas even as solar alternatives emerge.
Tracked infrastructure
27 gas plants
12.3 GW
2 solar farms
800 MW · 2 building
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Monitored ports (2)
Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
33.6
→ 32.3 by 2050
Fertility
1.72
below replacement
Working-age
83.3%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
2
→ 3.7 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 3.05M · still growing past 2100
By 2050: +36% (4.16M)