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About

South Africa-Qatar Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $116M to Qatar. The main products that South Africa exported to Qatar were Sheep and Goat Meat ($17.6M), Citrus ($16.7M), and Explosive Ammunition ($15M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.18%, from $168M in 2017 to $116M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa did not export any services to Qatar.

Qatar-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Qatar exported $447M to South Africa. The main products that Qatar exported to South Africa were Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($191M), Refined Petroleum ($136M), and Sulphur ($76.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 14.3%,  from $229M in 2017 to $447M in 2022.

In 2022, Qatar did not export any services to South Africa.

Comparison: In 2022,  South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B). That same year, Qatar ranked 71 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.15), and 38 in total exports ($119B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Africa exported $116M to Qatar. The main products exported from South Africa to Qatar were Sheep and Goat Meat ($17.6M), Citrus ($16.7M), and Explosive Ammunition ($15M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Qatar have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.18%, from $168M in 2017 to $116M in 2022.

In 2017, Qatar exported $447M to South Africa. The main products exported from Qatar to South Africa were Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($191M), Refined Petroleum ($136M), and Sulphur ($76.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 14.3%, from $229M in 2022 to $447M in 2017.

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Qatar (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Qatar (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Qatar
Top Destination
China$21.1B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Qatar included Germany ($9.96B), United States ($10.9B), and Switzerland ($6.43B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Qatar than South Africa included India ($17.4B), South Korea ($10.6B), and Japan ($12B).

Difference in imports from Qatar (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Qatar

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Animal Products ($35.5M), Vegetable Products ($32.4M), and Weapons ($15M).

During 2017, Qatar had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Mineral Products ($212M), Chemical Products ($207M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($26.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Africa Qatar+$8.08MCars
Top Product Potential Qatar South Africa+$96.9MRefined 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 South Africa and Qatar. This means that a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Qatar. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Qatar indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa.

Product Space of South Africa (Flag) and Qatar (Flag) (2022)

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