Mauritania (MRT) and Germany (DEU) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Germany Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $28.5M to Germany. The main products that Mauritania exported to Germany were Iron Ore ($28M), Excavation Machinery ($225k), and Other Fruits ($27.5k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 31.8%, from $193M in 2017 to $28.5M in 2022.

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

Germany-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $162M to Mauritania. The main products that Germany exported to Mauritania were Wheat ($56.4M), Milk ($29.1M), and Malt Extract ($8.04M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 9.86%, from $92.3M in 2017 to $162M in 2022.

In 2022, Germany 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, Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Mauritania exported $28.5M to Germany. The main products exported from Mauritania to Germany were Iron Ore ($28M), Excavation Machinery ($225k), and Other Fruits ($27.5k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 31.8%, from $193M in 2017 to $28.5M in 2022.

In 2017, Germany exported $162M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Germany to Mauritania were Wheat ($56.4M), Milk ($29.1M), and Malt Extract ($8.04M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 9.86%, from $92.3M in 2022 to $162M in 2017.

Exports from Mauritania () to Germany () (2022)

Exports from Germany () to Mauritania () (2022)

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Trade between Mauritania () and Germany ()

Germany Exports

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.17B

Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$153B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Germany included Eswatini ($56.3M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Mauritania included United States ($153B), France ($120B), and Netherlands ($109B).

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Germany

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

During 2022, Mauritania had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Mineral Products ($28M), Machines ($241k), and Vegetable Products ($62.4k).

During 2017, Germany had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Vegetable Products ($56.4M), Animal Products ($30.8M), and Machines ($23.7M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Germany+$16.8MIron Ore

Top Product Potential Germany Mauritania+$7.14MCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Germany () (2022)

Exports from Germany () to Mauritania () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and Germany ()

Germany Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Germany

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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