Somalia (SOM) and Qatar (QAT) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Somalia-Qatar Trade: In 2022, Somalia exported $8.77M to Qatar. The main products that Somalia exported to Qatar were Sheep and Goats ($8.1M), Citrus ($351k), and Bovine ($294k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Somalia to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 90%, from $354k in 2017 to $8.77M in 2022.

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

Qatar-Somalia Trade: In 2022, Qatar exported $62.3k to Somalia. The main products that Qatar exported to Somalia were Refined Petroleum ($62.3k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to Somalia have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.9%, from $124k in 2017 to $62.3k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022, Somalia ranked 167 in total exports ($569M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. 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, Somalia exported $8.77M to Qatar. The main products exported from Somalia to Qatar were Sheep and Goats ($8.1M), Citrus ($351k), and Bovine ($294k). During the last 5 years the exports of Somalia to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 90%, from $354k in 2017 to $8.77M in 2022.

In 2017, Qatar exported $62.3k to Somalia. The main products exported from Qatar to Somalia were Refined Petroleum ($62.3k). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to Somalia have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.9%, from $124k in 2022 to $62.3k in 2017.

Exports from Somalia () to Qatar () (2022)

Exports from Qatar () to Somalia () (2022)

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Trade between Somalia () and Qatar ()

Qatar Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Somalia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$283M

Qatar
Top DestinationChina$21.1B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Somalia than Qatar included Bahrain ($9M), Israel ($13k), and Dominican Republic ($3.54k).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Somalia - Qatar

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

During 2022, Somalia had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Animal Products ($8.4M), Vegetable Products ($351k), and Miscellaneous ($20.2k).

During 2017, Qatar had a large net trade with Somalia in the exports of Mineral Products ($62.3k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Somalia Qatar+$184kBovine

Top Product Potential Qatar Somalia+$276kRefined 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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Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Somalia () to Qatar () (2022)

Exports from Qatar () to Somalia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Somalia () and Qatar ()

Qatar Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Somalia - Qatar

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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