Mauritania (MRT) and Hong Kong (HKG) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Hong Kong Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $845k to Hong Kong. The main products that Mauritania exported to Hong Kong were Horse Meat ($393k), Fish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine ($275k), and Edible Offal ($83k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Hong Kong have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.2%, from $1.93M in 2017 to $845k in 2022.

In 2022, Mauritania did not export any services to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Hong Kong exported $10.3M to Mauritania. The main products that Hong Kong exported to Mauritania were Electric Batteries ($4.62M), Video Displays ($1.87M), and Insulated Wire ($1.36M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 43.1%, from $1.71M in 2017 to $10.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Hong Kong 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, Hong Kong ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.18), and 39 in total exports ($113B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Mauritania exported $845k to Hong Kong. The main products exported from Mauritania to Hong Kong were Horse Meat ($393k), Fish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine ($275k), and Edible Offal ($83k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Hong Kong have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.2%, from $1.93M in 2017 to $845k in 2022.

In 2017, Hong Kong exported $10.3M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Hong Kong to Mauritania were Electric Batteries ($4.62M), Video Displays ($1.87M), and Insulated Wire ($1.36M). During the last 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 43.1%, from $1.71M in 2022 to $10.3M in 2017.

Exports from Mauritania () to Hong Kong () (2022)

Exports from Hong Kong () to Mauritania () (2022)

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Trade between Mauritania () and Hong Kong ()

Hong Kong Exports

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.17B

Hong Kong
Top DestinationChina$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Hong Kong included Canada ($591M), Cote d'Ivoire ($162M), and Algeria ($160M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than Mauritania included China ($23.4B), India ($14.3B), and Netherlands ($6.56B).

Difference in imports from Hong Kong () and Mauritania () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Hong Kong

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

During 2022, Mauritania had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Animal Products ($786k), Foodstuffs ($41.5k), and Textiles ($12.3k).

During 2017, Hong Kong had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Machines ($9.36M), Instruments ($705k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($93.8k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Hong Kong+$65.9kFish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine

Top Product Potential Hong Kong Mauritania+$812kTelephones

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Hong Kong () (2022)

Exports from Hong Kong () to Mauritania () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and Hong Kong ()

Hong Kong Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Hong Kong () and Mauritania () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Hong Kong

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Mauritania () and Hong Kong () (2022)

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