Mauritania (MRT) and Belgium (BEL) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Belgium Trade: In 2023, Mauritania exported $617k to Belgium. The main products that Mauritania exported to Belgium were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($189k), Fish Oil ($158k), and Stone Processing Machines ($74.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 19.8%, from $1.85M in 2018 to $617k in 2023.

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

Belgium-Mauritania Trade: In 2023, Belgium exported $150M to Mauritania. The main products that Belgium exported to Mauritania were Refined Petroleum ($44.6M), Cars ($24.3M), and Excavation Machinery ($6.89M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belgium to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 1.1%, from $139M in 2018 to $150M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Mauritania ranked 115 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.13), and 129 in total exports ($4.96B). That same year, Belgium ranked 20 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.23), and 13 in total exports ($437B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Mauritania exported $617k to Belgium. The main products exported from Mauritania to Belgium were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($189k), Fish Oil ($158k), and Stone Processing Machines ($74.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Belgium have decreased at an annualized rate of 19.8%, from $1.85M in 2018 to $617k in 2023.

In 2018, Belgium exported $150M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Belgium to Mauritania were Refined Petroleum ($44.6M), Cars ($24.3M), and Excavation Machinery ($6.89M). During the last 5 years the exports of Belgium to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 1.1%, from $139M in 2023 to $150M in 2018.

Exports from Mauritania () to Belgium () (2023)

Exports from Belgium () to Mauritania () (2023)

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Trade between Mauritania () and Belgium ()

Belgium Exports

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.22B

Belgium
Top DestinationFrance$85.6B

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

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Mauritania than from Belgium.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Belgium than Mauritania included France ($85.6B), Netherlands ($67.3B), and Germany ($60.8B).

Difference in imports from Belgium () and Mauritania () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Belgium

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

During 2023, Mauritania had a large net trade with Belgium in the exports of Machines ($202k), Animal Products ($189k), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($158k).

During 2018, Belgium had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Mineral Products ($44.7M), Transportation ($29.1M), and Machines ($29.1M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Belgium+$232kIron Structures

Top Product Potential Belgium Mauritania+$5.46MRefined 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

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Mauritania and Belgium. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Mauritania indicates it has a comparative advantage over Belgium. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Belgium indicates it has a comparative advantage over Mauritania.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Belgium () (2023)

Exports from Belgium () to Mauritania () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and Belgium ()

Belgium Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Belgium () and Mauritania () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Belgium

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Mauritania () and Belgium () (2023)

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