Mauritania (MRT) and Spain (ESP) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Spain Trade: In 2023, Mauritania exported $343M to Spain. The main products that Mauritania exported to Spain were Processed Crustaceans ($188M), Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($50.1M), and Molluscs ($46M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Spain have decreased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $650M in 2018 to $343M in 2023.

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

Spain-Mauritania Trade: In 2023, Spain exported $294M to Mauritania. The main products that Spain exported to Mauritania were Refined Petroleum ($109M), Paper Containers ($9.93M), and Baked Goods ($8.86M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 7.02%, from $210M in 2018 to $294M in 2023.

In 2023, Spain 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, Spain ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.86), and 16 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Mauritania exported $343M to Spain. The main products exported from Mauritania to Spain were Processed Crustaceans ($188M), Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($50.1M), and Molluscs ($46M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Spain have decreased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $650M in 2018 to $343M in 2023.

In 2018, Spain exported $294M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Spain to Mauritania were Refined Petroleum ($109M), Paper Containers ($9.93M), and Baked Goods ($8.86M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 7.02%, from $210M in 2023 to $294M in 2018.

Exports from Mauritania () to Spain () (2023)

Exports from Spain () to Mauritania () (2023)

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Trade between Mauritania () and Spain ()

Spain Exports

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.22B

Spain
Top DestinationFrance$61.9B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Spain than Mauritania included France ($61.9B), Germany ($40.2B), and Portugal ($38.1B).

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Spain

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

During 2023, Mauritania had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Foodstuffs ($201M), Animal Products ($132M), and Vegetable Products ($5.6M).

During 2018, Spain had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Mineral Products ($115M), Machines ($29.2M), and Foodstuffs ($24.5M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Spain+$7.24MIron Ore

Top Product Potential Spain Mauritania+$4.33MCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Spain () (2023)

Exports from Spain () to Mauritania () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and Spain ()

Spain Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Spain

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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