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About

Malaysia-Mauritania Trade: In 2023, Malaysia exported $191M to Mauritania. The main products that Malaysia exported to Mauritania were Palm Oil ($92M), Soybean Oil ($81.9M), and Malt Extract ($4.66M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 23.6%, from $66.5M in 2018 to $191M in 2023.

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

Mauritania-Malaysia Trade: In 2023, Mauritania exported $269k to Malaysia. The main products that Mauritania exported to Malaysia were Copper Powder ($152k), Processed Crustaceans ($58.9k), and Precious Metal Scraps ($29k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 23.4%,  from $1.02M in 2018 to $269k in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Malaysia ranked 27 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.04), and 19 in total exports ($383B). That same year, Mauritania ranked 115 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.13), and 129 in total exports ($4.96B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Malaysia exported $191M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Malaysia to Mauritania were Palm Oil ($92M), Soybean Oil ($81.9M), and Malt Extract ($4.66M). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 23.6%, from $66.5M in 2018 to $191M in 2023.

In 2018, Mauritania exported $269k to Malaysia. The main products exported from Mauritania to Malaysia were Copper Powder ($152k), Processed Crustaceans ($58.9k), and Precious Metal Scraps ($29k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Malaysia have decreased at an annualized rate of 23.4%, from $1.02M in 2023 to $269k in 2018.

Exports from Malaysia (Flag) to Mauritania (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Mauritania (Flag) to Malaysia (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Malaysia
Top Destination
China$79.8B
Mauritania
Top Destination
China$1.22B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Malaysia than Mauritania included China ($79.8B), Singapore ($47.3B), and United States ($44.9B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Malaysia included Algeria ($332M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($45.8M), and Mali ($22.7M).

Difference in imports from Mauritania (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Malaysia - Mauritania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Malaysia had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($175M), Chemical Products ($6.79M), and Foodstuffs ($5.18M).

During 2018, Mauritania had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Metals ($152k), Foodstuffs ($58.9k), and Precious Metals ($29k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Malaysia Mauritania+$530kIndustrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols
Top Product Potential Mauritania Malaysia+$160kScrap Aluminium

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

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Malaysia and Mauritania. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Mauritania. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Mauritania indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia.

Product Space of Malaysia (Flag) and Mauritania (Flag) (2023)

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