Hong Kong (HKG) and Qatar (QAT) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Hong Kong-Qatar Trade: In 2022, Hong Kong exported $485M to Qatar. The main products that Hong Kong exported to Qatar were Gas Turbines ($255M), Broadcasting Equipment ($134M), and Non-Knit Men's Coats ($28.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 49.1%, from $65.8M in 2017 to $485M in 2022.

In 2022, Hong Kong did not export any services to Qatar.

Qatar-Hong Kong Trade: In 2022, Qatar exported $614M to Hong Kong. The main products that Qatar exported to Hong Kong were Refined Petroleum ($427M), Raw Iron Bars ($62.5M), and Gas Turbines ($61.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 40.8%, from $111M in 2017 to $614M in 2022.

In 2022, Qatar did not export any services to Hong Kong.

Comparison: In 2022, Hong Kong ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.18), and 39 in total exports ($113B). 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, Hong Kong exported $485M to Qatar. The main products exported from Hong Kong to Qatar were Gas Turbines ($255M), Broadcasting Equipment ($134M), and Non-Knit Men's Coats ($28.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 49.1%, from $65.8M in 2017 to $485M in 2022.

In 2017, Qatar exported $614M to Hong Kong. The main products exported from Qatar to Hong Kong were Refined Petroleum ($427M), Raw Iron Bars ($62.5M), and Gas Turbines ($61.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 40.8%, from $111M in 2022 to $614M in 2017.

Exports from Hong Kong () to Qatar () (2022)

Exports from Qatar () to Hong Kong () (2022)

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Trade between Hong Kong () and Qatar ()

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Hong Kong
Top DestinationChina$23.4B

Qatar
Top DestinationChina$21.1B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than Qatar included Netherlands ($6.56B), Switzerland ($4.11B), and Malaysia ($3.84B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Qatar than Hong Kong included Japan ($12B), South Korea ($10.6B), and Belgium ($5.51B).

Difference in imports from Qatar () and Hong Kong () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Hong Kong - Qatar

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

During 2022, Hong Kong had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Machines ($409M), Textiles ($37.9M), and Precious Metals ($17.7M).

During 2017, Qatar had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Mineral Products ($428M), Machines ($65M), and Metals ($62.9M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Hong Kong Qatar+$8.65MJewellery

Top Product Potential Qatar Hong Kong+$38.9MRefined 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 Hong Kong and Qatar. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Hong Kong indicates it has a comparative advantage over Qatar. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Qatar indicates it has a comparative advantage over Hong Kong.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Hong Kong () to Qatar () (2022)

Exports from Qatar () to Hong Kong () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Hong Kong () and Qatar ()

Hong Kong Exports

Qatar Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Qatar () and Hong Kong () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Hong Kong - Qatar

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Hong Kong () and Qatar () (2022)

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