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About

Qatar-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Qatar exported $189M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Qatar exported to Saudi Arabia were Refined Petroleum ($138M), Sulphur ($39.9M), and Scrap Lead ($3.97M). Over the past 7 years the exports of Qatar to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.3%, from $474M in 2015 to $189M in 2022.

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

Saudi Arabia-Qatar Trade: 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). Over the past 7 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 35.7%,  from $737M in 2015 to $81.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia 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, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 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 7 years the exports of Qatar to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.3%, from $474M in 2015 to $189M in 2022.

In 2017, 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 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 35.7%, from $737M in 2022 to $81.2M in 2017.

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 2022, countries that imported more from Qatar than Saudi Arabia included United Kingdom ($7.5B), Belgium ($5.51B), and Burma ($670M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Qatar included 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 2017, 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).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Qatar Saudi Arabia+$159MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Qatar+$21.1MRefined Petroleum

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

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

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