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About

Mauritania-Egypt Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $1.92M to Egypt. The main products that Mauritania exported to Egypt were Animal Meal and Pellets ($1.1M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($609k), and Processed Fish ($195k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 15%, from $954k in 2017 to $1.92M in 2022.

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

Egypt-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Egypt exported $42.5M to Mauritania. The main products that Egypt exported to Mauritania were Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($10.7M), Milk ($8.19M), and Cement ($6.02M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Egypt to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 13.5%,  from $22.6M in 2017 to $42.5M in 2022.

In 2022, Egypt 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, Egypt ranked 69 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.1), and 59 in total exports ($53.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Mauritania exported $1.92M to Egypt. The main products exported from Mauritania to Egypt were Animal Meal and Pellets ($1.1M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($609k), and Processed Fish ($195k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 15%, from $954k in 2017 to $1.92M in 2022.

In 2017, Egypt exported $42.5M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Egypt to Mauritania were Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($10.7M), Milk ($8.19M), and Cement ($6.02M). During the last 5 years the exports of Egypt to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 13.5%, from $22.6M in 2022 to $42.5M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania (Flag) and Egypt (Flag)

Egypt Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Mauritania
Top Destination
China$1.17B
Egypt
Top Destination
Turkey$4.23B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Egypt included China ($1.17B), Australia ($135M), and Switzerland ($301M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Egypt than Mauritania included Turkey ($4.23B), United States ($3.21B), and Italy ($3.32B).

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Egypt

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Mauritania had a large net trade with Egypt in the exports of Foodstuffs ($1.3M), Animal Products ($609k), and Metals ($10.8k).

During 2017, Egypt had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Chemical Products ($13M), Animal Products ($10.4M), and Mineral Products ($6.11M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Egypt+$926kNon-fillet Frozen Fish
Top Product Potential Egypt Mauritania+$403kPackaged Medicaments

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

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

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