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About

China-Mauritania Trade: In 2023, China exported $1.04B to Mauritania. The main products that China exported to Mauritania were Woven Fabric of Synthetic Staple Fibers ($73.6M), Rubber Footwear ($66.7M), and Tea ($65.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Mauritania have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.022%, from $1.04B in 2018 to $1.04B in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Mauritania.

Mauritania-China Trade: In 2023, Mauritania exported $1.22B to China. The main products that Mauritania exported to China were Iron Ore ($853M), Copper Ore ($162M), and Animal Meal and Pellets ($94.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.39%,  from $1.25B in 2018 to $1.22B in 2023.

In 2023, Mauritania did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Mauritania ranked 115 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.13), and 129 in total exports ($4.96B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $1.04B to Mauritania. The main products exported from China to Mauritania were Woven Fabric of Synthetic Staple Fibers ($73.6M), Rubber Footwear ($66.7M), and Tea ($65.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Mauritania have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.022%, from $1.04B in 2018 to $1.04B in 2023.

In 2018, Mauritania exported $1.22B to China. The main products exported from Mauritania to China were Iron Ore ($853M), Copper Ore ($162M), and Animal Meal and Pellets ($94.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.39%, from $1.25B in 2023 to $1.22B in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Mauritania (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Mauritania (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$436B
Mauritania
Top Destination
China$1.22B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Mauritania included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Mauritania than China included Saint Barthélemy ($890).

Difference in imports from Mauritania (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Mauritania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Textiles ($240M), Machines ($193M), and Metals ($155M).

During 2018, Mauritania had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.02B), Foodstuffs ($107M), and Animal Products ($82.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Mauritania+$11.6MTelephones
Top Product Potential Mauritania China+$180MIron Ore

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 Mauritania. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Mauritania. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Mauritania indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Mauritania (Flag) (2023)

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