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Exports $973MRnk 51 / 211
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Top Product $278MCars
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Exports $8.46MRnk 4 / 140
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Top Product $3.41BCrude Petroleum
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 2.07Rnk 1 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.33Rnk 78 / 132

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Japan-Qatar Trade: In 2023, Japan exported $973M to Qatar. The main products that Japan exported to Qatar were Cars ($278M), Iron Pipes ($190M), and Air Pumps ($40.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.35%, from $1.43B in 2018 to $973M in 2023.

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

Qatar-Japan In N/A, Qatar did not export any products to Japan.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($766B). 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, Japan exported ¥17.3B and imported ¥92.5B from Qatar, resulting in a negative trade balance of ¥75.3B. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of Japan have decreased by ¥-1.06B (-5.79%) from ¥18.3B to ¥17.3B, while imports decreased by ¥-14.2B (-13.3%) from ¥107B to ¥92.5B.

Trade In November 2024, the top exports of Japan to Qatar were Cars (¥7.84B), Iron Pipes (¥2.38B), Buses (¥691M), Computers (¥606M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701... (¥311M). In November 2024 the top imports of Japan from Qatar were Petroleum Gas (¥61.8B), Crude Petroleum (¥51.3B), Refined Petroleum (¥26.4B), Raw Aluminium (¥1.34B), and Commodities not elsewhere specified (¥783M).

Origins In November 2024 the exports of Japan were mainly from Aichi (¥6.66B), Fukuoka (¥3.06B), Hiroshima (¥2.45B), Kanagawa (¥2.41B), and Wakayama (¥1.05B), while imports destinations were mainly Chiba (¥56.2B), Mie (¥14.6B), Niigata (¥7.98B), Ōita (¥5.38B), and Aichi (¥4.62B).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)¥-1.06B(-5.79%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)¥-14.2B(-13.3%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)Aichi¥6.66B

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Japan exported $973M to Qatar. The main products exported from Japan to Qatar were Cars ($278M), Iron Pipes ($190M), and Air Pumps ($40.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.35%, from $1.43B in 2018 to $973M in 2023.

Qatar does not register exports to Japan. The main products exported from Qatar to Japan were Crude Petroleum ($3.41B), Refined Petroleum ($2.54B), and Petroleum Gas ($2.44B).

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$143B
Qatar
Top DestinationChina$20.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Japan than Qatar included United States ($143B), China ($138B), and Chinese Taipei ($43B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Qatar than Japan included Pakistan ($6.52B), Oman ($2.17B), and Italy ($6.41B).

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

Comparative Advantage Japan - Qatar

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Scale

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

During 2023, Japan had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Transportation ($388M), Machines ($252M), and Metals ($210M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Qatar+$40.5MCars
Top Product Potential Qatar Japan+$1.61BPetroleum Gas

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 Japan and Qatar. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Qatar. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Qatar indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan.

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

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