With a trade surplus of $97.5 billion, the State of Qatar moved up five places from 2021 to take sixth place in terms of trade surplus.
In a report by the Russian news agency "RIA Novosti," Qatar beat out Germany, which fell to seventh place worldwide with a surplus of $85.34 billion, 2.5 times less than the results from 2021.
China and Russia broke their previous records for trade surpluses in 2022, according to a report by the Russian news agency "RIA Novosti" with the headline "China and Russia become world leaders in trade surpluses."
According to RIA Novosti's research, China's trade surplus increased by 30% in 2022 and peaked at $ 877.6 billion, the highest level ever recorded.
Russia moved up to second place among the world's biggest economies thanks to an increase in its surplus of 1.7 times to a record $333.4 billion, while Saudi Arabia came in third place ahead of Norway and Australia. The research used data from January through December from the 60 largest economies in the world's national statistical services.
The final group consists of countries with trade surpluses as of mid-March and data disclosure for 2022.
