Mauritania (MRT) and Switzerland (CHE) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Switzerland Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $301M to Switzerland. The main products that Mauritania exported to Switzerland were Gold ($293M), Iron Ore ($5.93M), and Raw Cotton ($1.18M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $613M in 2017 to $301M in 2022.

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

Switzerland-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Switzerland exported $10.2M to Mauritania. The main products that Switzerland exported to Mauritania were Petroleum Coke ($2.96M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.34M), and Harvesting Machinery ($661k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 5.04%, from $7.95M in 2017 to $10.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Switzerland 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, Switzerland ranked 2 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.97), and 17 in total exports ($402B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Mauritania exported $301M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Mauritania to Switzerland were Gold ($293M), Iron Ore ($5.93M), and Raw Cotton ($1.18M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $613M in 2017 to $301M in 2022.

In 2017, Switzerland exported $10.2M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Switzerland to Mauritania were Petroleum Coke ($2.96M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.34M), and Harvesting Machinery ($661k). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 5.04%, from $7.95M in 2022 to $10.2M in 2017.

Exports from Mauritania () to Switzerland () (2022)

Exports from Switzerland () to Mauritania () (2022)

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Trade between Mauritania () and Switzerland ()

Switzerland Exports

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.17B

Switzerland
Top DestinationUnited States$61.7B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Switzerland included Cote d'Ivoire ($162M), Eswatini ($56.3M), and Ethiopia ($44.1M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Mauritania included United States ($61.7B), Germany ($53.5B), and China ($44.1B).

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Switzerland

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

During 2022, Mauritania had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Precious Metals ($293M), Mineral Products ($5.93M), and Textiles ($1.22M).

During 2017, Switzerland had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.97M), Chemical Products ($2.9M), and Machines ($2.32M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Switzerland+$60.3MGold

Top Product Potential Switzerland Mauritania+$1.93MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Switzerland () (2022)

Exports from Switzerland () to Mauritania () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and Switzerland ()

Switzerland Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Switzerland

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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