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Qatar-China Trade: In 2023, Qatar exported $20.9B to China. The main products that Qatar exported to China were Petroleum Gas ($11.9B), Crude Petroleum ($6.35B), and Refined Petroleum ($1.28B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to China have increased at an annualized rate of 19.2%, from $8.67B in 2018 to $20.9B in 2023.

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

China-Qatar Trade: In 2023, China exported $4.42B to Qatar. The main products that China exported to Qatar were Broadcasting Equipment ($623M), Cars ($228M), and Computers ($188M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 2.9%, from $3.83B in 2018 to $4.42B in 2023.

In 2023, China 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, China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Qatar exported $20.9B to China. The main products exported from Qatar to China were Petroleum Gas ($11.9B), Crude Petroleum ($6.35B), and Refined Petroleum ($1.28B). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to China have increased at an annualized rate of 19.2%, from $8.67B in 2018 to $20.9B in 2023.

In 2018, China exported $4.42B to Qatar. The main products exported from China to Qatar were Broadcasting Equipment ($623M), Cars ($228M), and Computers ($188M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 2.9%, from $3.83B in 2023 to $4.42B in 2018.

Exports from Qatar () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Qatar () (2023)

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Trade between Qatar () and China ()

Qatar Exports

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China Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Qatar
Top DestinationChina$20.9B

China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B

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

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Qatar than from China.

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Qatar included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Germany ($164B).

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

Comparative Advantage Qatar - China

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

During 2023, Qatar had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($19.7B), Plastics and Rubbers ($584M), and Chemical Products ($497M).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Machines ($1.92B), Metals ($694M), and Transportation ($329M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Qatar China+$2.43BCrude Petroleum

Top Product Potential China Qatar+$183MTelephones

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Qatar () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Qatar () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Qatar () and China ()

Qatar Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Qatar - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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