Mauritania (MRT) and Australia (AUS) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Australia Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $135M to Australia. The main products that Mauritania exported to Australia were Iron Ore ($134M), Collector's Items ($37.4k), and Precious Stones ($31.9k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 500%, from $17.3k in 2017 to $135M in 2022.

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

Australia-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Australia exported $5.27M to Mauritania. The main products that Australia exported to Mauritania were Excavation Machinery ($952k), Iron Structures ($497k), and Cyanides ($477k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to Mauritania have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.1%, from $12.6M in 2017 to $5.27M in 2022.

In 2022, Australia 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, Australia ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 16 in total exports ($424B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Mauritania exported $135M to Australia. The main products exported from Mauritania to Australia were Iron Ore ($134M), Collector's Items ($37.4k), and Precious Stones ($31.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 500%, from $17.3k in 2017 to $135M in 2022.

In 2017, Australia exported $5.27M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Australia to Mauritania were Excavation Machinery ($952k), Iron Structures ($497k), and Cyanides ($477k). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to Mauritania have decreased at an annualized rate of 16.1%, from $12.6M in 2022 to $5.27M in 2017.

Exports from Mauritania () to Australia () (2022)

Exports from Australia () to Mauritania () (2022)

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Trade between Mauritania () and Australia ()

Australia Exports

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.17B

Australia
Top DestinationChina$123B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Australia included Algeria ($160M), Cote d'Ivoire ($162M), and Eswatini ($56.3M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Australia than Mauritania included China ($123B), Japan ($80.1B), and South Korea ($41B).

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Australia

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

During 2022, Mauritania had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Mineral Products ($134M), Arts and Antiques ($37.4k), and Precious Metals ($35.1k).

During 2017, Australia had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Machines ($2.38M), Chemical Products ($949k), and Metals ($755k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Australia+$9.61kNon-Knit Women's Suits

Top Product Potential Australia Mauritania+N/AN/A

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Australia () (2022)

Exports from Australia () to Mauritania () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and Australia ()

Australia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Australia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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