Mauritania (MRT) and Costa Rica (CRI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Costa Rica Trade: In 2023, Mauritania exported $1.05k to Costa Rica. The main products that Mauritania exported to Costa Rica were Electrical Ignitions ($891), Chemical Analysis Instruments ($132), and Knit T-shirts ($30). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 30.1%, from $283 in 2018 to $1.05k in 2023.

In 2023, Mauritania did not export any services to Costa Rica.

Costa Rica-Mauritania In N/A, Costa Rica did not export any products to Mauritania.

In 2023, Costa Rica did not export any services to Mauritania.

Comparison: In 2023, Mauritania ranked 115 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.13), and 129 in total exports ($4.96B). That same year, Costa Rica ranked 48 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.34), and 73 in total exports ($23.7B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Mauritania exported $1.05k to Costa Rica. The main products exported from Mauritania to Costa Rica were Electrical Ignitions ($891), Chemical Analysis Instruments ($132), and Knit T-shirts ($30). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Costa Rica have increased at an annualized rate of 30.1%, from $283 in 2018 to $1.05k in 2023.

Costa Rica does not register exports to Mauritania. The main products exported from Costa Rica to Mauritania were Pesticides ($2.79k) and Harvesting Machinery ($21).

Exports from Mauritania () to Costa Rica () (2023)

Exports from Costa Rica () to Mauritania () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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Exports

Export Growth

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.22B

Costa Rica
Top DestinationUnited States$9.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Costa Rica included Switzerland ($673M), United Arab Emirates ($463M), and Algeria ($332M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Costa Rica than Mauritania included United States ($9.5B), Netherlands ($1.52B), and Guatemala ($846M).

Difference in imports from Costa Rica () and Mauritania () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Costa Rica

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

During 2023, Mauritania had a large net trade with Costa Rica in the exports of Machines ($891), Instruments ($132), and Textiles ($30).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Costa Rica+$3.01kChemical Analysis Instruments

Top Product Potential Costa Rica Mauritania+$8.72kPesticides

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Costa Rica () (2023)

Exports from Costa Rica () to Mauritania () (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Costa Rica () and Mauritania () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Costa Rica

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Mauritania () and Costa Rica () (2023)

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