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Singapore-Qatar Trade: In 2022, Singapore exported $327M to Qatar. The main products that Singapore exported to Qatar were Jewellery ($286M), Refined Petroleum ($38.1M), and Air Pumps ($26.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Singapore to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 64.5%, from $27.1M in 2017 to $327M in 2022.

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

Qatar-Singapore Trade: In 2022, Qatar exported $6.41B to Singapore. The main products that Qatar exported to Singapore were Crude Petroleum ($2.82B), Refined Petroleum ($290M), and Sulphur ($233M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to Singapore have increased at an annualized rate of 90.8%, from $254M in 2017 to $6.41B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Singapore ranked 6 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.68), and 21 in total exports ($379B). That same year, Qatar ranked 71 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.15), and 38 in total exports ($119B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Singapore exported $327M to Qatar. The main products exported from Singapore to Qatar were Jewellery ($286M), Refined Petroleum ($38.1M), and Air Pumps ($26.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Singapore to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 64.5%, from $27.1M in 2017 to $327M in 2022.

In 2017, Qatar exported $6.41B to Singapore. The main products exported from Qatar to Singapore were Crude Petroleum ($2.82B), Refined Petroleum ($290M), and Sulphur ($233M). During the last 22 years the exports of Qatar to Singapore have increased at an annualized rate of 90.8%, from $254M in 1995 to $6.41B in 2017.

Exports from Singapore () to Qatar () (2022)

Exports from Qatar () to Singapore () (2022)

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Trade between Singapore () and Qatar ()

Singapore Exports

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Qatar Exports

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Singapore
Top DestinationHong Kong$51.6B

Qatar
Top DestinationChina$21.1B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Singapore than Qatar included Hong Kong ($51.6B), Malaysia ($35.9B), and China ($51.2B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Qatar than Singapore included United Kingdom ($7.5B), Italy ($5.38B), and Pakistan ($3.62B).

Difference in imports from Qatar () and Singapore () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Singapore - Qatar

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

During 2022, Singapore had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Precious Metals ($291M), Machines ($157M), and Mineral Products ($38.3M).

During 2017, Qatar had a large net trade with Singapore in the exports of Mineral Products ($3.56B), Chemical Products ($174M), and Metals ($79.5M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Singapore Qatar+$13.2MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Qatar Singapore+$256MRefined 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Singapore () to Qatar () (2022)

Exports from Qatar () to Singapore () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Singapore () and Qatar ()

Singapore Exports

Qatar Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Qatar () and Singapore () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Singapore - Qatar

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Singapore () and Qatar () (2022)

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