Mauritania (MRT) and Japan (JPN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Japan Trade: In 2023, Mauritania exported $207M to Japan. The main products that Mauritania exported to Japan were Processed Crustaceans ($120M), Iron Ore ($85.7M), and Fish Oil ($950k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $404M in 2018 to $207M in 2023.

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

Japan-Mauritania Trade: In 2023, Japan exported $101M to Mauritania. The main products that Japan exported to Mauritania were Cars ($52.9M), Rubber Tires ($15.6M), and Delivery Trucks ($9.06M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Mauritania have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.39%, from $108M in 2018 to $101M in 2023.

In 2023, Japan 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($766B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Mauritania exported $207M to Japan. The main products exported from Mauritania to Japan were Processed Crustaceans ($120M), Iron Ore ($85.7M), and Fish Oil ($950k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $404M in 2018 to $207M in 2023.

In 2018, Japan exported $101M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Japan to Mauritania were Cars ($52.9M), Rubber Tires ($15.6M), and Delivery Trucks ($9.06M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Mauritania have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.39%, from $108M in 2023 to $101M in 2018.

Exports from Mauritania () to Japan () (2023)

Exports from Japan () to Mauritania () (2023)

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Trade between Mauritania () and Japan ()

Japan Exports

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.22B

Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$143B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Japan included Algeria ($332M), Mali ($22.7M), and Benin ($18.4M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Japan than Mauritania included United States ($143B), China ($138B), and Chinese Taipei ($43B).

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Japan

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

During 2023, Mauritania had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Foodstuffs ($120M), Mineral Products ($85.7M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($950k).

During 2018, Japan had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Transportation ($68.5M), Plastics and Rubbers ($17.4M), and Machines ($6.82M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Japan+$32.6MIron Ore

Top Product Potential Japan Mauritania+$585kCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Japan () (2023)

Exports from Japan () to Mauritania () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and Japan ()

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Japan

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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