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About

Qatar-United Kingdom Trade: In 2023, Qatar exported $3.19B to United Kingdom. The main products that Qatar exported to United Kingdom were Petroleum Gas ($2.73B), Refined Petroleum ($402M), and Ethylene Polymers ($12M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 19.6%, from $1.3B in 2018 to $3.19B in 2023.

In 2023, Qatar did not export any services to United Kingdom.

United Kingdom-Qatar Trade: In 2023, United Kingdom exported $2.36B to Qatar. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Qatar were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($1.12B), Gas Turbines ($168M), and Cars ($108M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 1.57%,  from $2.19B in 2018 to $2.36B in 2023.

In 2023, United Kingdom 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, United Kingdom ranked 11 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 14 in total exports ($429B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Qatar exported $3.19B to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Qatar to United Kingdom were Petroleum Gas ($2.73B), Refined Petroleum ($402M), and Ethylene Polymers ($12M). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 19.6%, from $1.3B in 2018 to $3.19B in 2023.

In 2018, United Kingdom exported $2.36B to Qatar. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Qatar were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($1.12B), Gas Turbines ($168M), and Cars ($108M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 1.57%, from $2.19B in 2023 to $2.36B in 2018.

Exports from Qatar (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Qatar (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Qatar (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag)

Qatar Exports

United Kingdom Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Qatar
Top Destination
China$20.9B
United Kingdom
Top Destination
United States$59.7B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Qatar than United Kingdom included South Korea ($12.1B), Pakistan ($6.52B), and India ($12.9B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Qatar included United States ($59.7B), Germany ($34.6B), and Ireland ($29.1B).

Difference in imports from United Kingdom (Flag) and Qatar (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Qatar - United Kingdom

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Qatar had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Mineral Products ($3.13B), Plastics and Rubbers ($13.7M), and Chemical Products ($12.9M).

During 2018, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Transportation ($1.31B), Machines ($405M), and Metals ($164M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Qatar United Kingdom+$172MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential United Kingdom Qatar+$13.8MPackaged 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

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Qatar and United Kingdom. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Qatar indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Kingdom. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United Kingdom indicates it has a comparative advantage over Qatar.

Product Space of Qatar (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2023)

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