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About

Qatar-Iran Trade: In 2022, Qatar exported $184k to Iran. The main products that Qatar exported to Iran were Tomatoes ($184k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 64.1%, from $31.1M in 2017 to $184k in 2022.

In 2022, Qatar did not export any services to Iran.

Iran-Qatar Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $119M to Qatar. The main products that Iran exported to Qatar were Sheep and Goats ($15.7M), Tomatoes ($11M), and Melons ($9.15M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 10%,  from $202M in 2017 to $119M in 2022.

In 2022, Iran did not export any services to Qatar.

Comparison: In 2022,  Qatar ranked 71 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.15), and 38 in total exports ($119B). That same year, Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Qatar exported $184k to Iran. The main products exported from Qatar to Iran were Tomatoes ($184k). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 64.1%, from $31.1M in 2017 to $184k in 2022.

In 2017, Iran exported $119M to Qatar. The main products exported from Iran to Qatar were Sheep and Goats ($15.7M), Tomatoes ($11M), and Melons ($9.15M). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 10%, from $202M in 2022 to $119M in 2017.

Exports from Qatar (Flag) to Iran (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Iran (Flag) to Qatar (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Qatar (Flag) and Iran (Flag)

Qatar Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Qatar
Top Destination
China$21.1B
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Qatar than Iran included India ($17.4B), China ($21.1B), and Japan ($12B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Qatar included Turkey ($3.17B), Armenia ($557M), and Azerbaijan ($454M).

Difference in imports from Iran (Flag) and Qatar (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Qatar - Iran

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Qatar had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Vegetable Products ($184k).

During 2017, Iran had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Vegetable Products ($56.7M), Animal Products ($20.5M), and Mineral Products ($15.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Qatar Iran+$5.98kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Iran Qatar+N/AN/A

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

Product Space of Qatar (Flag) and Iran (Flag) (2022)

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