Iran-Qatar trade posts 66% surge in four months
Iran’s commercial attaché in Qatar announced a 66 percent increase in trade volume between Iran and Qatar during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (began on March 20, 2025) compared to the same period last year.
According to ILNA, citing the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO), Abbas Abdolkhani highlighted the growing trend in economic relations between the two countries, stating the growth reflects significant opportunities to boost Iranian exports to Qatar and use the country as a gateway to regional markets.
The commercial attaché emphasized that Iranian provinces have strong potential in exporting foodstuffs, agricultural products, construction materials, and minerals.
He noted that Qatar, in its National Development Program, known as Qatar National Vision 2030, seeks to play a central role in re-exporting goods to the region, which creates a valuable opportunity to supply high-quality, competitive Iranian products to markets such as Saudi Arabia via Qatar.
Abdolkhani also highlighted maritime transport infrastructure, stating that the shipping route between Iran’s Bandar Deyr and Qatar’s Al Ruwais port is active, with an average of 60 containers of Iranian goods entering the Qatari market daily. He noted that the capacity can be increased with proper planning.
Abdolkhani identified one of the main missions of commercial attachés as introducing target markets and outlining strategies for successful entry by Iranian traders. He expressed hope that such events would pave the way for a stronger and more effective presence of capable Iranian companies in the Qatari market and elevate economic relations between the two countries to a higher level.