Qatar (QAT) and Australia (AUS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Qatar-Australia Trade: In 2023, Qatar exported $333M to Australia. The main products that Qatar exported to Australia were Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($235M), Raw Aluminium ($64M), and Sulphur ($12.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to Australia have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.14%, from $352M in 2018 to $333M in 2023.

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

Australia-Qatar Trade: In 2023, Australia exported $556M to Qatar. The main products that Australia exported to Qatar were Aluminium Oxide ($286M), Sheep and Goat Meat ($52M), and Barley ($46.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.64%, from $705M in 2018 to $556M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Qatar ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.33), and 36 in total exports ($118B). That same year, Australia ranked 75 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.28), and 20 in total exports ($374B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Qatar exported $333M to Australia. The main products exported from Qatar to Australia were Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($235M), Raw Aluminium ($64M), and Sulphur ($12.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to Australia have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.14%, from $352M in 2018 to $333M in 2023.

In 2018, Australia exported $556M to Qatar. The main products exported from Australia to Qatar were Aluminium Oxide ($286M), Sheep and Goat Meat ($52M), and Barley ($46.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.64%, from $705M in 2023 to $556M in 2018.

Exports from Qatar () to Australia () (2023)

Exports from Australia () to Qatar () (2023)

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Trade between Qatar () and Australia ()

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Qatar
Top DestinationChina$20.9B

Australia
Top DestinationChina$137B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Qatar than Australia included Italy ($6.41B), Pakistan ($6.52B), and Belgium ($5.29B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Australia than Qatar included China ($137B), Japan ($59B), and Chinese Taipei ($17.4B).

Difference in imports from Australia () and Qatar () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Qatar - Australia

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

During 2023, Qatar had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Chemical Products ($243M), Metals ($67.3M), and Mineral Products ($12.8M).

During 2018, Australia had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Chemical Products ($304M), Animal Products ($99.8M), and Vegetable Products ($87.8M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Qatar Australia+$3.49MEthylene Polymers

Top Product Potential Australia Qatar+$2.64MPackaged Medicaments

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Qatar () to Australia () (2023)

Exports from Australia () to Qatar () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Qatar () and Australia ()

Qatar Exports

Australia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Australia () and Qatar () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Qatar - Australia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Qatar () and Australia () (2023)

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