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About

United Arab Emirates-Qatar Trade: In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $3.36B to Qatar. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Qatar were Diamonds ($407M), Copper Wire ($340M), and Packaged Medicaments ($147M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 124%, from $59M in 2018 to $3.36B in 2023.

In 2023, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Qatar.

Qatar-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2023, Qatar exported $2.24B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Qatar exported to United Arab Emirates were Crude Petroleum ($1.31B), Refined Petroleum ($254M), and Sodium or Potassium Peroxides ($152M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 40.5%,  from $410M in 2018 to $2.24B in 2023.

In 2023, Qatar did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

Comparison: In 2023,  United Arab Emirates ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 21 in total exports ($357B). That same year, Qatar ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.33), and 36 in total exports ($118B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $3.36B to Qatar. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Qatar were Diamonds ($407M), Copper Wire ($340M), and Packaged Medicaments ($147M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 124%, from $59M in 2018 to $3.36B in 2023.

In 2018, Qatar exported $2.24B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Qatar to United Arab Emirates were Crude Petroleum ($1.31B), Refined Petroleum ($254M), and Sodium or Potassium Peroxides ($152M). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 40.5%, from $410M in 2023 to $2.24B in 2018.

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Qatar (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Qatar (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Qatar (Flag)

United Arab Emirates Exports

Qatar Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
China$40.2B
Qatar
Top Destination
China$20.9B

This map shows whether countries import more from United Arab Emirates or Qatar. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from United Arab Emirates and Qatar or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Qatar included Japan ($37.4B), India ($38.2B), and Iraq ($22.6B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Qatar than United Arab Emirates included South Korea ($12.1B), Italy ($6.41B), and Belgium ($5.29B).

Difference in imports from Qatar (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - Qatar

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between United Arab Emirates and Qatar by product, considering products traded by both, United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

During 2023, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Machines ($757M), Precious Metals ($529M), and Metals ($493M).

During 2018, Qatar had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.58B), Chemical Products ($335M), and Transportation ($111M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Qatar+$43.9MCars
Top Product Potential Qatar United Arab Emirates+$545MRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of United Arab Emirates and Qatar. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates indicates it has a comparative advantage over Qatar. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Qatar indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Arab Emirates.

Product Space of United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Qatar (Flag) (2023)

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