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About

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 33.7%, from $62.1M in 2017 to $265M in 2022.

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

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 2.97%,  from $306M in 2017 to $189M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B). That same year, Mauritania ranked 121 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.28), and 126 in total exports ($4.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, 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 33.7%, from $62.1M in 2017 to $265M in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2.97%, from $306M in 2022 to $189M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B
Mauritania
Top Destination
China$1.17B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Japan - Mauritania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Metals ($219M), Plastics and Rubbers ($20M), and Transportation ($13.1M).

During 2017, Mauritania had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Foodstuffs ($115M), Mineral Products ($72.9M), and Metals ($1.11M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Mauritania+$585kCars
Top Product Potential Mauritania Japan+$32.6MIron Ore

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

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

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