Imports:
$6.706 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)

Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, food, chemicals

Imports - partners:
France 11.5%, Japan 10.5%, US 10.4%, Germany 8.4%, Saudi Arabia
7.3%, UK 7%, Italy 6.5%, South Korea 5.5%, UAE 4.8% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$4.552 billion (2005 est.)

Debt - external:
$21.13 billion (2005 est.)

Economic aid - recipient:
$NA

Currency (code):
Qatari rial (QAR)

Currency code:
QAR

Exchange rates:
Qatari rials per US dollar - 3.64 (2005), 3.64 (2004), 3.64 (2003),
3.64 (2002), 3.64 (2001)

Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March