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2023
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Exports $4.44BRnk 52 / 220
2023
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Top Product $1.39BGas Turbines
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Exports $2.1BRnk 16 / 140
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Top Product $1.18BRefined Petroleum
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.5Rnk 10 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.33Rnk 78 / 132
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GDP$27.7TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH64.2%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$213BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH7.18%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $82,769CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH55%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$80,196CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-22.7%CURRENT US$
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About

United States-Qatar Trade: In 2023, United States exported $4.44B to Qatar. The main products that United States exported to Qatar were Gas Turbines ($1.39B), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($613M), and Cars ($217M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.93%, from $5.71B in 2018 to $4.44B in 2023.

In 2023, United States did not export any services to Qatar.

Qatar-United States Trade: In 2023, Qatar exported $2.1B to United States. The main products that Qatar exported to United States were Refined Petroleum ($1.18B), Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($361M), and Raw Aluminium ($293M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 4.95%,  from $1.57B in 2018 to $2.1B in 2023.

In 2023, Qatar did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2023,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, Qatar ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.33), and 36 in total exports ($118B).

Company data: In 2024, leading companies such as BOEING (2) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Qatar to the United States. Conversely, Boeing Tianjin Composites Co Ltd (2) were notable for importing products to Qatar from the United States.

Latest Trends

January, 2025

About

Overview In January 2025, United States exported $289M and imported $163M from Qatar, resulting in a positive trade balance of $126M. Between January 2024 and January 2025 the exports of United States have decreased by $-27.2M (-8.6%) from $316M to $289M, while imports increased by $26.2M (19.1%) from $137M to $163M.

Trade In January 2025, the top exports of United States to Qatar were Jewellery ($110M), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered... ($37.5M), Explosive Ammunition ($33.5M), Cars ($13.2M), and Commodities not elsewhere specified ($12.5M). In January 2025 the top imports of United States from Qatar were Refined Petroleum ($66M), Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($43.4M), Raw Aluminium ($14.5M), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($10.9M), and Sodium or Potassium Peroxides ($821k).

Origins In January 2025 the exports of United States were mainly from South Carolina ($185M), Georgia ($159M), Texas ($59.3M), Florida ($59.3M), and New York ($40.9M), while imports destinations were mainly Louisiana ($16.3M), Minnesota ($15.7M), Maryland ($11.7M), Texas ($4.29M), and Georgia ($3.66M).

Growth In January 2025, the decrease in United States's year-by-year exports to Qatar was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered... ($-136M or -78.4%), Aircraft parts for spacecraft, UAVs, and... ($-79.8M or -98.7%), and Prepared Explosives ($-5.81M or -92.8%). In January 2025, the increase in United States's year-by-year imports  from Qatar was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Commodities not elsewhere specified ($3.98M or 57.5%), Sodium or Potassium Peroxides ($258k or 45.9%), and Aluminium Structures ($229k or 6.69k%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$-27.2M(-8.6%)
IMPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$26.2M(19.1%)
MAIN EXPORTER (January 2025)South Carolina$185M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for United States. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of United States over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2023, United States exported $4.44B to Qatar. The main products exported from United States to Qatar were Gas Turbines ($1.39B), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($613M), and Cars ($217M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.93%, from $5.71B in 2018 to $4.44B in 2023.

In 2018, Qatar exported $2.1B to United States. The main products exported from Qatar to United States were Refined Petroleum ($1.18B), Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($361M), and Raw Aluminium ($293M). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 4.95%, from $1.57B in 2023 to $2.1B in 2018.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Qatar (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Qatar (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B
Qatar
Top DestinationChina$20.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Qatar included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Qatar than United States included Pakistan ($6.52B), Oman ($2.17B), and Burma ($897M).

Difference in imports from Qatar (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United States - Qatar

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

During 2023, United States had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Machines ($2.31B), Transportation ($1.03B), and Chemical Products ($391M).

During 2018, Qatar had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.37B), Chemical Products ($408M), and Metals ($304M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Qatar+$60.3MCars
Top Product Potential Qatar United States+$402MRefined 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 United States and Qatar. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Qatar. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Qatar indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Qatar (Flag) (2023)

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