Jordan-Qatar trade balance stood at $55m in first quarter of 2021

AMMAN — The volume of trade balance between Jordan and Qatar increased by 17.5 percent in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the same period last year, according to Jordan News Agency, Petra.اضافة اعلان

During the first quarter of 2021, the Jordan-Qatar trade balance totaled 200 million Qatari riyals (some $55 million), compared to 165 million Qatari riyals (some $45.3 million) a year earlier, according to the quarterly trade data issued Saturday by the Qatar Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA).

Jordan's top imports from Qatar include lubricants, kerosene, liquefied gas, and fertilizers, while Qatar mainly imports fruits and vegetables, livestock, chemicals, medicines, phosphate, and potash, per government data.

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