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About

Qatar-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, Qatar exported $2.33B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Qatar exported to United Arab Emirates were Crude Petroleum ($1.41B), Tug Boats ($307M), and Refined Petroleum ($300M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 1.28%, from $2.18B in 2017 to $2.33B in 2022.

In 2022, Qatar did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates-Qatar Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $5.12B to Qatar. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Qatar were Jewellery ($611M), Broadcasting Equipment ($519M), and Copper Wire ($325M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 21.4%,  from $1.94B in 2017 to $5.12B in 2022.

In 2022, United Arab Emirates 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, United Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Qatar exported $2.33B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Qatar to United Arab Emirates were Crude Petroleum ($1.41B), Tug Boats ($307M), and Refined Petroleum ($300M). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 1.28%, from $2.18B in 2017 to $2.33B in 2022.

In 2017, United Arab Emirates exported $5.12B to Qatar. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Qatar were Jewellery ($611M), Broadcasting Equipment ($519M), and Copper Wire ($325M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 21.4%, from $1.94B in 2022 to $5.12B in 2017.

Exports from Qatar (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Qatar (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Qatar (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag)

Qatar Exports

United Arab Emirates Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Qatar
Top Destination
China$21.1B
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
India$51B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Qatar than United Arab Emirates included United Kingdom ($7.5B), Belgium ($5.51B), and Italy ($5.38B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Qatar included India ($51B), Japan ($40.9B), and Saudi Arabia ($27.8B).

Difference in imports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Qatar (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Qatar - United Arab Emirates

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Qatar and United Arab Emirates by product, considering products traded by both, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.

During 2022, Qatar had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.77B), Transportation ($308M), and Chemical Products ($166M).

During 2017, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Machines ($1.58B), Precious Metals ($759M), and Metals ($586M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Qatar United Arab Emirates+$545MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Qatar+$43.9MCars

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

Product Space of Qatar (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

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