Mauritania (MRT) and Switzerland (CHE) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Switzerland Trade: In 2023, Mauritania exported $673M to Switzerland. The main products that Mauritania exported to Switzerland were Gold ($672M), Melons ($982k), and Trunks and Cases ($108k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 5.58%, from $513M in 2018 to $673M in 2023.

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

Switzerland-Mauritania Trade: In 2023, Switzerland exported $11.1M to Mauritania. The main products that Switzerland exported to Mauritania were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.95M), Petroleum Coke ($1.46M), and Large Iron Containers ($1.15M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 1.27%, from $10.4M in 2018 to $11.1M in 2023.

In 2023, Switzerland 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, Switzerland ranked 3 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.96), and 17 in total exports ($398B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Mauritania exported $673M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Mauritania to Switzerland were Gold ($672M), Melons ($982k), and Trunks and Cases ($108k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 5.58%, from $513M in 2018 to $673M in 2023.

In 2018, Switzerland exported $11.1M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Switzerland to Mauritania were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.95M), Petroleum Coke ($1.46M), and Large Iron Containers ($1.15M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 1.27%, from $10.4M in 2023 to $11.1M in 2018.

Exports from Mauritania () to Switzerland () (2023)

Exports from Switzerland () to Mauritania () (2023)

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Trade between Mauritania () and Switzerland ()

Switzerland Exports

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.22B

Switzerland
Top DestinationGermany$53.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Switzerland included Algeria ($332M), Cote d'Ivoire ($98.7M), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($45.8M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Mauritania included Germany ($53.8B), China ($47.7B), and United States ($45.1B).

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Switzerland

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

During 2023, Mauritania had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Precious Metals ($672M), Vegetable Products ($983k), and Animal Hides ($108k).

During 2018, Switzerland had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Chemical Products ($3.12M), Metals ($1.87M), and Mineral Products ($1.47M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Switzerland+$60.3MGold

Top Product Potential Switzerland Mauritania+$1.93MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Switzerland () (2023)

Exports from Switzerland () to Mauritania () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and Switzerland ()

Switzerland Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Switzerland

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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