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Qatar-Italy Trade: In 2022, Qatar exported $5.38B to Italy. The main products that Qatar exported to Italy were Petroleum Gas ($5.18B), Ethylene Polymers ($121M), and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($27.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 33.6%, from $1.26B in 2017 to $5.38B in 2022.

In 2022, Qatar did not export any services to Italy.

Italy-Qatar Trade: In 2022, Italy exported $1.96B to Qatar. The main products that Italy exported to Qatar were Gas Turbines ($243M), Navigation Equipment ($87M), and Other Furniture ($82.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $1.11B in 2017 to $1.96B in 2022.

In 2022, Italy 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, Italy ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 7 in total exports ($634B).

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In 2022, Qatar exported $5.38B to Italy. The main products exported from Qatar to Italy were Petroleum Gas ($5.18B), Ethylene Polymers ($121M), and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($27.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 33.6%, from $1.26B in 2017 to $5.38B in 2022.

In 2017, Italy exported $1.96B to Qatar. The main products exported from Italy to Qatar were Gas Turbines ($243M), Navigation Equipment ($87M), and Other Furniture ($82.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $1.11B in 2022 to $1.96B in 2017.

Exports from Qatar () to Italy () (2022)

Exports from Italy () to Qatar () (2022)

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Trade between Qatar () and Italy ()

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Top DestinationChina$21.1B

Italy
Top DestinationGermany$78.5B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Qatar than Italy included India ($17.4B), China ($21.1B), and Japan ($12B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Italy than Qatar included Germany ($78.5B), United States ($68.2B), and France ($63.8B).

Difference in imports from Italy () and Qatar () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Qatar - Italy

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

During 2022, Qatar had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Mineral Products ($5.18B), Plastics and Rubbers ($123M), and Chemical Products ($57.8M).

During 2017, Italy had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Machines ($949M), Miscellaneous ($197M), and Metals ($91.4M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Qatar Italy+$26.8MEthylene Polymers

Top Product Potential Italy Qatar+$30.5MCars

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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Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Qatar () to Italy () (2022)

Exports from Italy () to Qatar () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Qatar () and Italy ()

Qatar Exports

Italy Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Italy () and Qatar () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Qatar - Italy

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Qatar () and Italy () (2022)

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