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6.86%CURRENT US$
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$10.7BCURRENT US$
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47.5%CURRENT US$
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$39,003CURRENT US$
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9.11%CURRENT US$
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$2,121CURRENT US$
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9.65%CURRENT US$
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About

Italy-Mauritania Trade: In 2023, Italy exported $49.9M to Mauritania. The main products that Italy exported to Mauritania were Other Large Iron Pipes ($9.86M), Liquid Pumps ($1.79M), and Electric Generating Sets ($1.62M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Mauritania have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.39%, from $53.5M in 2018 to $49.9M in 2023.

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

Mauritania-Italy Trade: In 2023, Mauritania exported $141M to Italy. The main products that Mauritania exported to Italy were Iron Ore ($119M), Processed Crustaceans ($10.5M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($5.45M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Italy have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.51%,  from $178M in 2018 to $141M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Italy ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 6 in total exports ($638B). 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, Italy exported $49.9M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Italy to Mauritania were Other Large Iron Pipes ($9.86M), Liquid Pumps ($1.79M), and Electric Generating Sets ($1.62M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Mauritania have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.39%, from $53.5M in 2018 to $49.9M in 2023.

In 2018, Mauritania exported $141M to Italy. The main products exported from Mauritania to Italy were Iron Ore ($119M), Processed Crustaceans ($10.5M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($5.45M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Italy have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.51%, from $178M in 2023 to $141M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$71.4B
Mauritania
Top Destination
China$1.22B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Italy than Mauritania included Germany ($71.4B), United States ($70.9B), and France ($61.1B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Italy - Mauritania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Italy had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Machines ($20.2M), Metals ($13.2M), and Chemical Products ($2.4M).

During 2018, Mauritania had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Mineral Products ($119M), Foodstuffs ($13.2M), and Animal Products ($9.13M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Italy Mauritania+$1.99MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Mauritania Italy+$10.7MMolluscs

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

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

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