Mauritania (MRT) and Canada (CAN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Canada Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $591M to Canada. The main products that Mauritania exported to Canada were Gold ($589M), Precious Metal Ore ($1.38M), and Silver ($261k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 329%, from $408k in 2017 to $591M in 2022.

In 2022, Mauritania did not export any services to Canada.

Canada-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Canada exported $21.4M to Mauritania. The main products that Canada exported to Mauritania were Cars ($9.53M), Wheat ($2.51M), and Excavation Machinery ($1.44M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 2.53%, from $18.9M in 2017 to $21.4M in 2022.

In 2022, Canada did not export any services to Mauritania.

Comparison: In 2022, Mauritania ranked 121 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.28), and 126 in total exports ($4.9B). That same year, Canada ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.92), and 9 in total exports ($587B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Mauritania exported $591M to Canada. The main products exported from Mauritania to Canada were Gold ($589M), Precious Metal Ore ($1.38M), and Silver ($261k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 329%, from $408k in 2017 to $591M in 2022.

In 2017, Canada exported $21.4M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Canada to Mauritania were Cars ($9.53M), Wheat ($2.51M), and Excavation Machinery ($1.44M). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 2.53%, from $18.9M in 2022 to $21.4M in 2017.

Exports from Mauritania () to Canada () (2022)

Exports from Canada () to Mauritania () (2022)

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Trade between Mauritania () and Canada ()

Canada Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Export Growth

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.17B

Canada
Top DestinationUnited States$438B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Canada included Cote d'Ivoire ($162M), Eswatini ($56.3M), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($33.8M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Canada than Mauritania included United States ($438B), China ($25.4B), and Japan ($14.3B).

Difference in imports from Canada () and Mauritania () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Canada

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

During 2022, Mauritania had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Precious Metals ($589M), Mineral Products ($1.38M), and Animal Products ($296k).

During 2017, Canada had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Transportation ($9.78M), Machines ($4.52M), and Vegetable Products ($2.53M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Canada+$767kPrecious Metal Ore

Top Product Potential Canada Mauritania+$3.91MCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Canada () (2022)

Exports from Canada () to Mauritania () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and Canada ()

Canada Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Canada () and Mauritania () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Canada

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Mauritania () and Canada () (2022)

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