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Sri Lanka-Qatar Trade: In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $30.3M to Qatar. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to Qatar were Tea ($2.6M), Bananas ($1.8M), and Beer ($1.55M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 0.53%, from $29.5M in 2017 to $30.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Sri Lanka did not export any services to Qatar.

Qatar-Sri Lanka Trade: In 2022, Qatar exported $25.4M to Sri Lanka. The main products that Qatar exported to Sri Lanka were Ethylene Polymers ($18M), Semi-Finished Iron ($2.82M), and Petroleum Coke ($2.27M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to Sri Lanka have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.4%,  from $62.4M in 2017 to $25.4M in 2022.

In 2022, Qatar did not export any services to Sri Lanka.

Comparison: In 2022,  Sri Lanka ranked 82 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.35), and 89 in total exports ($14.8B). 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, Sri Lanka exported $30.3M to Qatar. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to Qatar were Tea ($2.6M), Bananas ($1.8M), and Beer ($1.55M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 0.53%, from $29.5M in 2017 to $30.3M in 2022.

In 2017, Qatar exported $25.4M to Sri Lanka. The main products exported from Qatar to Sri Lanka were Ethylene Polymers ($18M), Semi-Finished Iron ($2.82M), and Petroleum Coke ($2.27M). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to Sri Lanka have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.4%, from $62.4M in 2022 to $25.4M in 2017.

Exports from Sri Lanka (Flag) to Qatar (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Qatar (Flag) to Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Sri Lanka (Flag) and Qatar (Flag)

Sri Lanka Exports

Date

Qatar Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sri Lanka
Top Destination
United States$3.52B
Qatar
Top Destination
China$21.1B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than Qatar included United States ($3.52B), Germany ($881M), and Canada ($429M).

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

Difference in imports from Qatar (Flag) and Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sri Lanka - Qatar

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Vegetable Products ($9.79M), Textiles ($6.6M), and Foodstuffs ($5.3M).

During 2017, Qatar had a large net trade with Sri Lanka in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($18M), Metals ($3.87M), and Mineral Products ($2.27M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Sri Lanka Qatar+$1.57MKnit T-shirts
Top Product Potential Qatar Sri Lanka+$6.89kRefined 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 Sri Lanka and Qatar. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Sri Lanka indicates it has a comparative advantage over Qatar. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Qatar indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sri Lanka.

Product Space of Sri Lanka (Flag) and Qatar (Flag) (2022)

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