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About

Qatar-Sri Lanka Trade: In 2022, Qatar exported $25.4M to Sri Lanka. The main products that Qatar exported to Sri Lanka were Ethylene Polymers ($18M), Semi-Finished Iron ($2.82M), and Petroleum Coke ($2.27M). Over the past 6 years the exports of Qatar to Sri Lanka have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.26%, from $29.2M in 2016 to $25.4M in 2022.

In 2022, Qatar did not export any services to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka-Qatar Trade: In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $30.3M to Qatar. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to Qatar were Tea ($2.6M), Bananas ($1.8M), and Beer ($1.55M). Over the past 6 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 0.53%,  from $29.5M in 2016 to $30.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Sri Lanka 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, Sri Lanka ranked 82 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.35), and 89 in total exports ($14.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Qatar exported $25.4M to Sri Lanka. The main products exported from Qatar to Sri Lanka were Ethylene Polymers ($18M), Semi-Finished Iron ($2.82M), and Petroleum Coke ($2.27M). During the last 6 years the exports of Qatar to Sri Lanka have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.26%, from $29.2M in 2016 to $25.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Sri Lanka exported $30.3M to Qatar. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to Qatar were Tea ($2.6M), Bananas ($1.8M), and Beer ($1.55M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 0.53%, from $29.5M in 2022 to $30.3M in 2017.

Exports from Qatar (Flag) to Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Sri Lanka (Flag) to Qatar (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Qatar (Flag) and Sri Lanka (Flag)

Qatar Exports

Sri Lanka Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Qatar
Top Destination
China$21.1B
Sri Lanka
Top Destination
United States$3.52B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than Qatar included United States ($3.52B), Germany ($881M), and Canada ($429M).

Difference in imports from Sri Lanka (Flag) and Qatar (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Qatar - Sri Lanka

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Qatar had a large net trade with Sri Lanka in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($18M), Metals ($3.87M), and Mineral Products ($2.27M).

During 2017, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Vegetable Products ($9.79M), Textiles ($6.6M), and Foodstuffs ($5.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Qatar Sri Lanka+$6.89kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Sri Lanka Qatar+$1.57MKnit T-shirts

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

Product Space of Qatar (Flag) and Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

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