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Exports $4.4BRnk 76 / 211
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Top Product $308MCars
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Exports $21.1BRnk 1 / 139
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Top Product $12.3BPetroleum Gas
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.12Rnk 22 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.15Rnk 71 / 133
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GDP$18TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH111%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $12,720CURRENT US$
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About

China-Qatar Trade: In 2022, China exported $4.4B to Qatar. The main products that China exported to Qatar were Cars ($308M), Buses ($143M), and Other Furniture ($140M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 12.2%, from $2.47B in 2017 to $4.4B in 2022.

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

Qatar-China Trade: In 2022, Qatar exported $21.1B to China. The main products that Qatar exported to China were Petroleum Gas ($12.3B), Crude Petroleum ($4.59B), and Refined Petroleum ($2.98B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Qatar to China have increased at an annualized rate of 21.1%,  from $8.09B in 2017 to $21.1B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Qatar ranked 71 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.15), and 38 in total exports ($119B).

Latest Trends

October, 2024

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Overview In October 2024, China exported $323M and imported $1.51B from Qatar, resulting in a negative trade balance of $1.19B. Between October 2023 and October 2024 the exports of China have increased by $55.2M (20.6%) from $268M to $323M, while imports increased by $112M (8.02%) from $1.4B to $1.51B.

Trade In October 2024, the top exports of China to Qatar were Cars ($18.3M), Iron Structures ($12.1M), Other Furniture ($11.2M), Valves ($9.82M), and Light Fixtures ($9.48M). In October 2024 the top imports of China from Qatar were Petroleum Gas ($1.42B), Crude Petroleum ($640M), Refined Petroleum ($83M), Ethylene Polymers ($48.3M), and Hydrogen ($28.3M).

Origins In October 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Guangdong Province ($59.5M), Zhejiang Province ($54.2M), Jiangsu Province ($41.4M), Henan Province ($32.8M), and Shanghai Province ($32.5M), while imports destinations were mainly Beijing ($301M), Jiangsu Province ($270M), Guangdong Province ($197M), Zhejiang Province ($185M), and Hebei Province ($152M).

Growth In October 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Qatar was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Cars ($6.95M or 61.4%), Valves ($6.55M or 200%), and Hot-Rolled Iron ($6.46M or 23.7k%). In October 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year imports  from Qatar was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Crude Petroleum ($326M or 104%), Refined Copper ($9.35M or 191%), and Raw Iron Bars ($270k or 397k%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)$55.2M(20.6%)
IMPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)$112M(8.02%)
MAIN EXPORTER (October 2024)Guangdong Province$59.5M

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, China exported $4.4B to Qatar. The main products exported from China to Qatar were Cars ($308M), Buses ($143M), and Other Furniture ($140M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Qatar have increased at an annualized rate of 12.2%, from $2.47B in 2017 to $4.4B in 2022.

In 2017, Qatar exported $21.1B to China. The main products exported from Qatar to China were Petroleum Gas ($12.3B), Crude Petroleum ($4.59B), and Refined Petroleum ($2.98B). During the last 5 years the exports of Qatar to China have increased at an annualized rate of 21.1%, from $8.09B in 2022 to $21.1B in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Qatar (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Qatar (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

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Difference in imports from Qatar (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Qatar

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Qatar in the exports of Machines ($1.14B), Metals ($783M), and Transportation ($548M).

During 2017, Qatar had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($19.9B), Plastics and Rubbers ($682M), and Chemical Products ($360M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Qatar+$183MTelephones
Top Product Potential Qatar China+$2.43BCrude 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 China and Qatar. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Qatar. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Qatar indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Qatar (Flag) (2022)

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