Mauritania (MRT) and Libya (LBY) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Libya Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $84.5k to Libya. The main products that Mauritania exported to Libya were Felt or Coated Fabric Garments ($40.9k), Crustaceans ($27.4k), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($10.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Libya have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.54%, from $91.3k in 2017 to $84.5k in 2022.

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

Libya-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Libya exported $1.06M to Mauritania. The main products that Libya exported to Mauritania were Aluminium Structures ($567k), Tropical Fruits ($248k), and Plastic Lids ($54.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Libya to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 19.1%, from $442k in 2017 to $1.06M in 2022.

In 2022, Libya 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, Libya ranked 104 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 67 in total exports ($36B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Mauritania exported $84.5k to Libya. The main products exported from Mauritania to Libya were Felt or Coated Fabric Garments ($40.9k), Crustaceans ($27.4k), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($10.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Libya have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.54%, from $91.3k in 2017 to $84.5k in 2022.

In 2017, Libya exported $1.06M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Libya to Mauritania were Aluminium Structures ($567k), Tropical Fruits ($248k), and Plastic Lids ($54.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Libya to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 19.1%, from $442k in 2022 to $1.06M in 2017.

Exports from Mauritania () to Libya () (2022)

Exports from Libya () to Mauritania () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.17B

Libya
Top DestinationItaly$9.26B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Libya included Canada ($591M), Japan ($189M), and Switzerland ($301M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Libya than Mauritania included Italy ($9.26B), Germany ($3.32B), and Spain ($3.48B).

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Libya

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

During 2022, Mauritania had a large net trade with Libya in the exports of Textiles ($40.9k), Animal Products ($37.8k), and Machines ($5.22k).

During 2017, Libya had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Metals ($567k), Vegetable Products ($249k), and Textiles ($77k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Libya+$3.44kIron Ore

Top Product Potential Libya Mauritania+$2.65kRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Libya () (2022)

Exports from Libya () to Mauritania () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Libya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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