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About

Portugal-Qatar Trade: In 2023, Portugal exported $61.1M to Qatar. The main products that Portugal exported to Qatar were Cars ($7.42M), Unglazed Ceramics ($4.75M), and Leather Footwear ($3.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Portugal to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.45%, from $72.8M in 2018 to $61.1M in 2023.

In 2023, Portugal did not export any services to Qatar.

Qatar-Portugal Trade: In 2023, Qatar exported $38M to Portugal. The main products that Qatar exported to Portugal were Ethylene Polymers ($33.2M), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($1.96M), and Alkylbenzenes and Alkylnaphthalenes ($1.85M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to Portugal have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.2%,  from $266M in 2018 to $38M in 2023.

In 2023, Qatar did not export any services to Portugal.

Comparison: In 2023,  Portugal ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57), and 46 in total exports ($83B). 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

Depth
Value

In 2023, Portugal exported $61.1M to Qatar. The main products exported from Portugal to Qatar were Cars ($7.42M), Unglazed Ceramics ($4.75M), and Leather Footwear ($3.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Portugal to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.45%, from $72.8M in 2018 to $61.1M in 2023.

In 2018, Qatar exported $38M to Portugal. The main products exported from Qatar to Portugal were Ethylene Polymers ($33.2M), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($1.96M), and Alkylbenzenes and Alkylnaphthalenes ($1.85M). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to Portugal have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.2%, from $266M in 2023 to $38M in 2018.

Exports from Portugal (Flag) to Qatar (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Qatar (Flag) to Portugal (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Portugal
Top Destination
Spain$17.7B
Qatar
Top Destination
China$20.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Portugal than Qatar included Spain ($17.7B), Germany ($8.12B), and France ($9.19B).

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

Difference in imports from Qatar (Flag) and Portugal (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Portugal - Qatar

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Portugal had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Textiles ($13.7M), Stone And Glass ($8.33M), and Transportation ($7.75M).

During 2018, Qatar had a large net trade with Portugal in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($33.9M), Chemical Products ($3.86M), and Textiles ($102k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Portugal Qatar+$5.93MCars
Top Product Potential Qatar Portugal+$29.8MPetroleum Gas

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

Product Space of Portugal (Flag) and Qatar (Flag) (2023)

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