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Exports $1.82BRnk 46 / 220
2023
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Top Product $154MRice
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Exports $12.9BRnk 2 / 140
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Top Product $9.71BPetroleum Gas
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.65Rnk 39 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.33Rnk 78 / 132
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GDP$3.57TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH92.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH7.18%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $2,481CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH73.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$80,196CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-22.7%CURRENT US$
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About

India-Qatar Trade: In 2023, India exported $1.82B to Qatar. The main products that India exported to Qatar were Rice ($154M), Jewellery ($127M), and Cars ($94.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.79%, from $1.99B in 2018 to $1.82B in 2023.

In 2023, India did not export any services to Qatar.

Qatar-India Trade: In 2023, Qatar exported $12.9B to India. The main products that Qatar exported to India were Petroleum Gas ($9.71B), Crude Petroleum ($1.27B), and Refined Petroleum ($526M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to India have increased at an annualized rate of 4.08%,  from $10.6B in 2018 to $12.9B in 2023.

In 2023, Qatar did not export any services to India.

Comparison: In 2023,  India ranked 39 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.65), and 12 in total exports ($441B). That same year, Qatar ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.33), and 36 in total exports ($118B).

Latest Trends

November, 2024

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Overview In November 2024, India exported $125M and imported $856M from Qatar, resulting in a negative trade balance of $731M. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of India have increased by $9.69M (8.4%) from $115M to $125M, while imports decreased by $-155M (-15.3%) from $1.01B to $856M.

Trade In November 2024, the top exports of India to Qatar were Petroleum Products ($48.3M), Rice -Basmoti ($9.22M), Products Of Iron And Steel ($8.45M), Gold And Oth Precs Metl Jwlery ($6.49M), and Motor Vehicle/Cars ($5.68M). In November 2024 the top imports of India from Qatar were Petroleum Products ($852M), Petroleum: Crude ($127M), Fertilezers Manufactured ($26.2M), Organic Chemicals ($25.5M), and Plastic Raw Materials ($23.2M).

Growth In November 2024, the increase in India's year-by-year exports to Qatar was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Petroleum Products ($47M or 3.55k%), Rice -Basmoti ($5.04M or 120%), and Gold And Oth Precs Metl Jwlery ($2.96M or 84%). In November 2024, the decrease in India's year-by-year imports  from Qatar was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Petroleum Products ($-360M or -29.7%), Inorganic Chemicals ($-40.3M or -76.8%), and Organic Chemicals ($-36.2M or -58.7%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)$9.69M(8.4%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)$-155M(-15.3%)

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for India. Click any date in the line plot or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of India over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, India exported $1.82B to Qatar. The main products exported from India to Qatar were Rice ($154M), Jewellery ($127M), and Cars ($94.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of India to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.79%, from $1.99B in 2018 to $1.82B in 2023.

In 2018, Qatar exported $12.9B to India. The main products exported from Qatar to India were Petroleum Gas ($9.71B), Crude Petroleum ($1.27B), and Refined Petroleum ($526M). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to India have increased at an annualized rate of 4.08%, from $10.6B in 2023 to $12.9B in 2018.

Exports from India (Flag) to Qatar (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Qatar (Flag) to India (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
India
Top DestinationUnited States$85.5B
Qatar
Top DestinationChina$20.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from India than Qatar included United States ($85.5B), United Arab Emirates ($28.8B), and Germany ($15B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Qatar than India included Pakistan ($6.52B), South Korea ($12.1B), and Japan ($8.65B).

Difference in imports from Qatar (Flag) and India (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage India - Qatar

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between India and Qatar by product, considering products traded by both, India and Qatar.

During 2023, India had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Vegetable Products ($280M), Metals ($236M), and Machines ($223M).

During 2018, Qatar had a large net trade with India in the exports of Mineral Products ($11.6B), Chemical Products ($768M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($341M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential India Qatar+$82.5MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Qatar India+$1.74BCrude 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 India and Qatar. This means that a dot/product with the flag of India indicates it has a comparative advantage over Qatar. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Qatar indicates it has a comparative advantage over India.

Product Space of India (Flag) and Qatar (Flag) (2023)

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