Qatar's private sector exports to Jordan up by 20.4% — report

AMMAN — Qatar’s private sector exports to Jordan recorded a growth of 20.4 per cent in the first nine months of 2021 compared with the same period of 2020, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

A recent report by the Qatar Chamber of Commerce stated that Qatar’s exports reached a value of 127.5 million riyals, or $35 million, in comparison with 101.5 million riyals, or $27.8 million in 2020.

Most of Qatari’s private sector exports to Jordan included various chemicals, such as automobile oils, sulfonic acid, luterin, aluminum briquettes, paraffin, polyethylene, iron rods, chemical fertilisers of various types, plastics, car engine oils, organic fertilisers, medical solutions, and food commodities such as tomato paste.

The report mentioned that Qatar’s private sector trade with Jordan is expected to rise until the end of 2021 and during 2022, given the accelerating development of economic, trade and investment relations between the countries and the high volume of mutual commodity trade.