Mauritania (MRT) and Japan (JPN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Japan Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $189M to Japan. The main products that Mauritania exported to Japan were Processed Crustaceans ($115M), Iron Ore ($72.9M), and Scrap Copper ($1.11M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.18%, from $306M in 2017 to $189M in 2022.

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

Japan-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $265M to Mauritania. The main products that Japan exported to Mauritania were Other Large Iron Pipes ($107M), Iron Pipes ($105M), and Rubber Tires ($18.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 14.1%, from $62.1M in 2017 to $265M in 2022.

In 2022, Japan 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

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In 2022, Mauritania exported $189M to Japan. The main products exported from Mauritania to Japan were Processed Crustaceans ($115M), Iron Ore ($72.9M), and Scrap Copper ($1.11M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.18%, from $306M in 2017 to $189M in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $265M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Japan to Mauritania were Other Large Iron Pipes ($107M), Iron Pipes ($105M), and Rubber Tires ($18.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 14.1%, from $62.1M in 2022 to $265M in 2017.

Exports from Mauritania () to Japan () (2022)

Exports from Japan () to Mauritania () (2022)

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Trade between Mauritania () and Japan ()

Japan Exports

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.17B

Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$137B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Japan included Eswatini ($56.3M), Benin ($20.5M), and Cote d'Ivoire ($162M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Mauritania included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Japan

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

During 2022, Mauritania had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Foodstuffs ($115M), Mineral Products ($72.9M), and Metals ($1.11M).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Metals ($219M), Plastics and Rubbers ($20M), and Transportation ($13.1M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Japan+$32.6MIron Ore

Top Product Potential Japan Mauritania+$585kCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Japan () (2022)

Exports from Japan () to Mauritania () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and Japan ()

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Japan

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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