Mauritania (MRT) and France (FRA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-France Trade: In 2023, Mauritania exported $79.1M to France. The main products that Mauritania exported to France were Melons ($37.2M), Iron Ore ($24.2M), and Fish Oil ($13.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to France have increased at an annualized rate of 3.42%, from $66.9M in 2018 to $79.1M in 2023.

In 2023, Mauritania did not export any services to France.

France-Mauritania Trade: In 2023, France exported $277M to Mauritania. The main products that France exported to Mauritania were Wheat ($51.2M), Packaged Medicaments ($30M), and Raw Sugar ($15.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 2.9%, from $240M in 2018 to $277M in 2023.

In 2023, France 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, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Mauritania exported $79.1M to France. The main products exported from Mauritania to France were Melons ($37.2M), Iron Ore ($24.2M), and Fish Oil ($13.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to France have increased at an annualized rate of 3.42%, from $66.9M in 2018 to $79.1M in 2023.

In 2018, France exported $277M to Mauritania. The main products exported from France to Mauritania were Wheat ($51.2M), Packaged Medicaments ($30M), and Raw Sugar ($15.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 2.9%, from $240M in 2023 to $277M in 2018.

Exports from Mauritania () to France () (2023)

Exports from France () to Mauritania () (2023)

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Trade between Mauritania () and France ()

France Exports

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.22B

France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Mauritania than France included Saint Barthélemy ($890).

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Mauritania included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

Difference in imports from France () and Mauritania () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - France

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

During 2023, Mauritania had a large net trade with France in the exports of Vegetable Products ($37.5M), Mineral Products ($24.2M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($13.6M).

During 2018, France had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Vegetable Products ($53.3M), Machines ($52.6M), and Chemical Products ($43.1M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania France+$3.58MIron Ore

Top Product Potential France Mauritania+$3.77MRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to France () (2023)

Exports from France () to Mauritania () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and France ()

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from France () and Mauritania () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - France

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Mauritania () and France () (2023)

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