El Salvador (SLV) and Qatar (QAT) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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El Salvador-Qatar Trade: In 2022, El Salvador exported $52.2k to Qatar. The main products that El Salvador exported to Qatar were Knit T-shirts ($41.4k), Coffee ($10k), and Trunks and Cases ($412). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.3%, from $367k in 2017 to $52.2k in 2022.

In 2022, El Salvador did not export any services to Qatar.

Qatar-El Salvador Trade: In 2022, Qatar exported $488k to El Salvador. The main products that Qatar exported to El Salvador were Ethylene Polymers ($346k), Plastic Coated Textile Fabric ($80.4k), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($38.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 360%, from $238 in 2017 to $488k in 2022.

In 2022, Qatar did not export any services to El Salvador.

Comparison: In 2022, El Salvador ranked 68 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.029), and 114 in total exports ($7.47B). That same year, Qatar ranked 71 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.15), and 38 in total exports ($119B).

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In 2022, El Salvador exported $52.2k to Qatar. The main products exported from El Salvador to Qatar were Knit T-shirts ($41.4k), Coffee ($10k), and Trunks and Cases ($412). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.3%, from $367k in 2017 to $52.2k in 2022.

In 2017, Qatar exported $488k to El Salvador. The main products exported from Qatar to El Salvador were Ethylene Polymers ($346k), Plastic Coated Textile Fabric ($80.4k), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($38.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 360%, from $238 in 2022 to $488k in 2017.

Exports from El Salvador () to Qatar () (2022)

Exports from Qatar () to El Salvador () (2022)

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Trade between El Salvador () and Qatar ()

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El Salvador
Top DestinationUnited States$2.87B

Qatar
Top DestinationChina$21.1B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from El Salvador than Qatar included Guatemala ($1.21B), Honduras ($1.18B), and Nicaragua ($497M).

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

Difference in imports from Qatar () and El Salvador () (2022)

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - Qatar

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

During 2022, El Salvador had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Textiles ($41.4k), Vegetable Products ($10k), and Animal Hides ($412).

During 2017, Qatar had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($353k), Textiles ($120k), and Miscellaneous ($6.08k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential El Salvador Qatar+$168kKnit T-shirts

Top Product Potential Qatar El Salvador+$456kEthylene Polymers

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from El Salvador () to Qatar () (2022)

Exports from Qatar () to El Salvador () (2022)

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Trade between El Salvador () and Qatar ()

El Salvador Exports

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Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Qatar () and El Salvador () (2022)

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - Qatar

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of El Salvador () and Qatar () (2022)

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