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About

Mauritania-United Kingdom Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $41.9M to United Kingdom. The main products that Mauritania exported to United Kingdom were Iron Ore ($38.6M), Perfumes ($785k), and Hydrogen ($720k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 100%, from $1.3M in 2017 to $41.9M in 2022.

In 2022, Mauritania did not export any services to United Kingdom.

United Kingdom-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, United Kingdom exported $73.3M to Mauritania. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Mauritania were Valves ($22.4M), Petroleum Gas ($14.2M), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($3.09M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 17.4%,  from $32.8M in 2017 to $73.3M in 2022.

In 2022, United Kingdom 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, United Kingdom ranked 12 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.42), and 14 in total exports ($469B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Mauritania exported $41.9M to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Mauritania to United Kingdom were Iron Ore ($38.6M), Perfumes ($785k), and Hydrogen ($720k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 100%, from $1.3M in 2017 to $41.9M in 2022.

In 2017, United Kingdom exported $73.3M to Mauritania. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Mauritania were Valves ($22.4M), Petroleum Gas ($14.2M), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($3.09M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 17.4%, from $32.8M in 2022 to $73.3M in 2017.

Exports from Mauritania (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Mauritania (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag)

United Kingdom Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Mauritania
Top Destination
China$1.17B
United Kingdom
Top Destination
United States$61.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than United Kingdom included Eswatini ($56.3M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Mauritania included United States ($61.8B), Netherlands ($41.9B), and Germany ($40.6B).

Difference in imports from United Kingdom (Flag) and Mauritania (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - United Kingdom

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Mauritania had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Mineral Products ($38.6M), Chemical Products ($1.5M), and Metals ($531k).

During 2017, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Machines ($35.2M), Mineral Products ($14.8M), and Instruments ($6.18M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania United Kingdom+$8.51MIron Ore
Top Product Potential United Kingdom Mauritania+$1.75MRefined 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

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Mauritania and United Kingdom. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Mauritania indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Kingdom. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United Kingdom indicates it has a comparative advantage over Mauritania.

Product Space of Mauritania (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

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