The country’s export unit value index (EXUVI) recorded an increase of 17.64 percent in the second quarter of this year, compared to the same quarter of 2025, and by 6.45 percent compared to the first quarter of 2026.
The National Planning Council explained, in a statement, that the rise reflects an improvement in the values of exported goods, and confirms the flexibility of the Qatari economy and its ability to adapt to regional and international changes, despite the challenges and economic and geopolitical fluctuations the region is witnessing, and the accompanying fluctuations in markets and global supply chains.
Regarding the composition of the index, each main group has a relative importance based on its value in the base year 2018, and the group “Mineral fuels, lubricants and similar materials” occupied the greatest relative importance, which is 88.77 percent.
The “Chemicals and Related Materials” group ranked next in terms of relative importance, at 8.04 percent, while the “Miscellaneous Manufactures Classified Mainly by Material of Manufacture” group came in third place, with a rate of 2.63 percent.
The three groups constitute about 99.5 percent of the relative importance of the index.
The statement attributed the increase in the index for the second quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of the same year to the increase recorded in eight groups, namely: the group of chemicals and related materials by 34.73 percent, followed by the group of mineral fuels, lubricants and similar materials by 4.25 percent, the group of miscellaneous manufactures classified mainly according to the material of manufacture by 3.31 percent, the group of inedible raw materials excluding fuels by 3.14 percent, and the group of miscellaneous manufactures. by 1.92 percent, the beverages and tobacco group by 1.00 percent, the machinery, machinery and transportation equipment group by 0.50 percent, and the food and live animals group by 0.46 percent.
As for the decrease, it was recorded in one group, which are goods and other commodities that are not included or classified in the unified classification of international trade, by 1.00 percent, while the group of greases, oils and candles of plant or animal origin did not witness any change in the second quarter of 2026.
On an annual basis, the export unit value index for the second quarter of 2026 recorded an increase of 17.64 percent compared to the same quarter of 2025, as a result of the increase recorded in six groups, namely: the group of chemicals and related materials by 35.94 percent, followed by the group of mineral fuels, lubricants and similar materials by 16.14 percent, and the group of miscellaneous products classified mainly by material of manufacture by 14.46 percent. percent, the group of inedible raw materials excluding fuels by 7.38 percent, the group of foods and live animals by 5.26 percent, and the group of other goods and commodities not included or classified in the unified classification of international trade by 0.56 percent.
The groups that witnessed a decrease were beverages and tobacco by 3.52 percent, the group of machines, machinery and transportation equipment by 1.45 percent, and the group of miscellaneous manufactures by 0.47 percent, while the group of greases, oils and candles of plant or animal origin did not witness any change.
The export unit value index is an important statistical indicator that monitors changes in the values of exported goods, providing supportive indicators for understanding foreign trade trends and related economic activities. The index is based on the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC4) guide, which classifies exports into ten main groups that include 56 commodities according to the Harmonized System (HS).
The issuance of the index comes within the framework of the National Planning Council’s commitment to providing reliable statistical data and indicators that enhance evidence-based decision-making and support economic and development planning in the country.
