Sri Lanka (LKA) and Qatar (QAT) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Sri Lanka-Qatar Trade: In 2023, Sri Lanka exported $29.9M to Qatar. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to Qatar were Other Edible Preparations ($2.47M), Tea ($2.32M), and Beer ($1.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.22%, from $30.3M in 2018 to $29.9M in 2023.

In 2023, Sri Lanka did not export any services to Qatar.

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

In 2023, Qatar did not export any services to Sri Lanka.

Comparison: In 2023, Sri Lanka ranked 85 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.44), and 90 in total exports ($13.8B). 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

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In 2023, Sri Lanka exported $29.9M to Qatar. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to Qatar were Other Edible Preparations ($2.47M), Tea ($2.32M), and Beer ($1.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.22%, from $30.3M in 2018 to $29.9M in 2023.

Qatar does not register exports to Sri Lanka. The main products exported from Qatar to Sri Lanka were Petroleum Gas ($21.6M), Ethylene Polymers ($12.2M), and Semi-Finished Iron ($12.1M).

Exports from Sri Lanka () to Qatar () (2023)

Exports from Qatar () to Sri Lanka () (2023)

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Trade between Sri Lanka () and Qatar ()

Sri Lanka Exports

Date

Feb 2012

Jan 2012

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Qatar Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Sri Lanka
Top DestinationUnited States$2.98B

Qatar
Top DestinationChina$20.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than Qatar included United States ($2.98B), Germany ($906M), and Canada ($379M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Qatar than Sri Lanka included China ($20.9B), South Korea ($12.1B), and India ($12.9B).

Difference in imports from Qatar () and Sri Lanka () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Sri Lanka - Qatar

Flow

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HS4

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Year

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

During 2023, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Vegetable Products ($10.2M), Foodstuffs ($6.97M), and Textiles ($6.67M).

Potential Exports

Depth

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HS4

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Highest Potential

Most Saturated

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Top Product Potential Sri Lanka Qatar+$1.57MKnit T-shirts

Top Product Potential Qatar Sri Lanka+$6.89kRefined 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

Year

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Sri Lanka () to Qatar () (2023)

Exports from Qatar () to Sri Lanka () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Sri Lanka () and Qatar ()

Sri Lanka Exports

Qatar Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Qatar () and Sri Lanka () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Sri Lanka - Qatar

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Sri Lanka () and Qatar () (2023)

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