Morocco (MAR) and Mauritania (MRT) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Morocco-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Morocco exported $312M to Mauritania. The main products that Morocco exported to Mauritania were Insulated Wire ($24.5M), Processed Fish ($18.4M), and Root Vegetables ($16.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Morocco to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 9.72%, from $196M in 2017 to $312M in 2022.

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

Mauritania-Morocco Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $4.75M to Morocco. The main products that Mauritania exported to Morocco were Processed Crustaceans ($1.8M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($1.29M), and Melons ($381k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Morocco have increased at an annualized rate of 43%, from $389k in 2017 to $4.75M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Morocco ranked 80 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.29), and 63 in total exports ($46.7B). 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, Morocco exported $312M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Morocco to Mauritania were Insulated Wire ($24.5M), Processed Fish ($18.4M), and Root Vegetables ($16.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Morocco to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 9.72%, from $196M in 2017 to $312M in 2022.

In 2017, Mauritania exported $4.75M to Morocco. The main products exported from Mauritania to Morocco were Processed Crustaceans ($1.8M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($1.29M), and Melons ($381k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Morocco have increased at an annualized rate of 43%, from $389k in 2022 to $4.75M in 2017.

Exports from Morocco () to Mauritania () (2022)

Exports from Mauritania () to Morocco () (2022)

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Trade between Morocco () and Mauritania ()

Morocco Exports

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Morocco
Top DestinationSpain$8.55B

Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.17B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Morocco than Mauritania included Spain ($8.55B), France ($7.92B), and India ($2.99B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Morocco included China ($1.17B), United Arab Emirates ($578M), and Canada ($591M).

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

Comparative Advantage Morocco - Mauritania

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

During 2022, Morocco had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Vegetable Products ($64.6M), Machines ($48M), and Foodstuffs ($44.6M).

During 2017, Mauritania had a large net trade with Morocco in the exports of Foodstuffs ($1.83M), Animal Products ($1.62M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($424k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Morocco Mauritania+$708kMixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers

Top Product Potential Mauritania Morocco+$1.31MMolluscs

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Morocco () to Mauritania () (2022)

Exports from Mauritania () to Morocco () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Morocco () and Mauritania ()

Morocco Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Morocco - Mauritania

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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