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13.5%CURRENT US$
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27%CURRENT US$
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7.92%CURRENT US$
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About

United Kingdom-Qatar Trade: In 2022, United Kingdom exported $3.08B to Qatar. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Qatar were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($887M), Jewellery ($480M), and Gas Turbines ($347M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 0.1%, from $3.06B in 2017 to $3.08B in 2022.

In 2022, United Kingdom did not export any services to Qatar.

Qatar-United Kingdom Trade: In 2022, Qatar exported $7.5B to United Kingdom. The main products that Qatar exported to United Kingdom were Petroleum Gas ($7.31B), Refined Petroleum ($136M), and Ethylene Polymers ($16.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 39%,  from $1.45B in 2017 to $7.5B in 2022.

In 2022, Qatar did not export any services to United Kingdom.

Comparison: In 2022,  United Kingdom ranked 12 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.42), and 14 in total exports ($469B). 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, United Kingdom exported $3.08B to Qatar. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Qatar were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($887M), Jewellery ($480M), and Gas Turbines ($347M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 0.1%, from $3.06B in 2017 to $3.08B in 2022.

In 2017, Qatar exported $7.5B to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Qatar to United Kingdom were Petroleum Gas ($7.31B), Refined Petroleum ($136M), and Ethylene Polymers ($16.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 39%, from $1.45B in 2022 to $7.5B in 2017.

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Qatar (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Qatar (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Kingdom
Top Destination
United States$61.8B
Qatar
Top Destination
China$21.1B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Qatar included United States ($61.8B), Netherlands ($41.9B), and Germany ($40.6B).

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

Difference in imports from Qatar (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United Kingdom - Qatar

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Transportation ($1.27B), Machines ($658M), and Precious Metals ($484M).

During 2017, Qatar had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Mineral Products ($7.45B), Plastics and Rubbers ($18.8M), and Chemical Products ($11.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Sort By
Top Product Potential United Kingdom Qatar+$13.8MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Qatar United Kingdom+$172MRefined 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 Kingdom and Qatar. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United Kingdom 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 Kingdom.

Product Space of United Kingdom (Flag) and Qatar (Flag) (2022)

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