Mauritania (MRT) and Italy (ITA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Italy Trade: In 2023, Mauritania exported $141M to Italy. The main products that Mauritania exported to Italy were Iron Ore ($119M), Processed Crustaceans ($10.5M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($5.45M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Italy have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.51%, from $178M in 2018 to $141M in 2023.

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

Italy-Mauritania Trade: In 2023, Italy exported $49.9M to Mauritania. The main products that Italy exported to Mauritania were Other Large Iron Pipes ($9.86M), Liquid Pumps ($1.79M), and Electric Generating Sets ($1.62M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Mauritania have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.39%, from $53.5M in 2018 to $49.9M in 2023.

In 2023, Italy 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, Italy ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 6 in total exports ($638B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Mauritania exported $141M to Italy. The main products exported from Mauritania to Italy were Iron Ore ($119M), Processed Crustaceans ($10.5M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($5.45M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Italy have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.51%, from $178M in 2018 to $141M in 2023.

In 2018, Italy exported $49.9M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Italy to Mauritania were Other Large Iron Pipes ($9.86M), Liquid Pumps ($1.79M), and Electric Generating Sets ($1.62M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Mauritania have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.39%, from $53.5M in 2023 to $49.9M in 2018.

Exports from Mauritania () to Italy () (2023)

Exports from Italy () to Mauritania () (2023)

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Trade between Mauritania () and Italy ()

Italy Exports

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.22B

Italy
Top DestinationGermany$71.4B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Italy than Mauritania included Germany ($71.4B), United States ($70.9B), and France ($61.1B).

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Italy

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

During 2023, Mauritania had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Mineral Products ($119M), Foodstuffs ($13.2M), and Animal Products ($9.13M).

During 2018, Italy had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Machines ($20.2M), Metals ($13.2M), and Chemical Products ($2.4M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Italy+$10.7MMolluscs

Top Product Potential Italy Mauritania+$1.99MPackaged 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Italy () (2023)

Exports from Italy () to Mauritania () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and Italy ()

Italy Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Italy

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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