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About

Qatar-Saudi Arabia In 2022, Qatar exported $189M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Qatar exported to Saudi Arabia are Refined Petroleum ($138M), Sulphur ($39.9M), and Scrap Lead ($3.97M). During the last 27 years the exports of Qatar to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.26%, from $61.1M in 1995 to $189M in 2022.

In 2022, Qatar did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia-Qatar In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $81.2M to Qatar. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Qatar were Other Animals ($13.6M), Perfumes ($8.81M), and Acyclic Hydrocarbons ($8.8M). During the last 27 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.43%, from $158M in 1995 to $81.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Qatar.

Comparison In 2022,  Qatar ranked 70 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.2), and 38 in total exports ($119B). That same year, Saudi Arabia ranked 34 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Qatar exported $189M to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Qatar to Saudi Arabia were Refined Petroleum ($138M), Sulphur ($39.9M), and Scrap Lead ($3.97M). During the last 27 years the exports of Qatar to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 4.26%, from $61.1M in 1995 to $189M in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $81.2M to Qatar. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Qatar were Other Animals ($13.6M), Perfumes ($8.81M), and Acyclic Hydrocarbons ($8.8M). During the last 27 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.43%, from $158M in 1995 to $81.2M in 2022.

Exports from Qatar (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Qatar (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Qatar (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag)

Qatar Exports

Saudi Arabia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Qatar
Top Destination
China$21.1B
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Qatar than Saudi Arabia were United Kingdom ($7.5B), Belgium ($5.51B), and Burma ($670M).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Qatar were China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and South Korea ($36B).

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Qatar (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Qatar - Saudi Arabia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Qatar had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Mineral Products ($178M), Chemical Products ($6.21M), and Metals ($4.11M).

During 2022, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Chemical Products ($22.2M), Animal Products ($13.9M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($10.6M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Qatar has comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Saudi Arabia has comparative advantage over Qatar.

Product Space of Qatar (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

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