Saudi Arabia (SAU) and Qatar (QAT) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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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 6 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 40%, from $1.73B in 2016 to $81.2M in 2022.

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

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 6 years the exports of Qatar to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.15%, from $190M in 2016 to $189M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B). That same year, Qatar ranked 71 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.15), and 38 in total exports ($119B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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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 6 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 40%, from $1.73B in 2016 to $81.2M in 2022.

In 2017, 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 5 years the exports of Qatar to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.15%, from $190M in 2022 to $189M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Saudi Arabia () and Qatar ()

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Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$68B

Qatar
Top DestinationChina$21.1B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Qatar included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and South Korea ($36B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Qatar

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

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).

During 2017, Qatar had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Mineral Products ($178M), Chemical Products ($6.21M), and Metals ($4.11M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Qatar+$21.1MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Qatar Saudi Arabia+$159MRefined 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia () and Qatar ()

Saudi Arabia Exports

Qatar Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Qatar

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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