Mauritania (MRT) and Kenya (KEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Kenya Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $101k to Kenya. The main products that Mauritania exported to Kenya were Animal Meal and Pellets ($52.6k), Fish Oil ($43.5k), and Liquid Fuel Furnaces ($4.38k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 38%, from $20.2k in 2017 to $101k in 2022.

In 2022, Mauritania did not export any services to Kenya.

Kenya-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Kenya exported $606k to Mauritania. The main products that Kenya exported to Mauritania were Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($239k), Tea ($218k), and Twine and Rope ($63k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kenya to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 2.88%, from $525k in 2017 to $606k in 2022.

In 2022, Kenya 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, Kenya ranked 87 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 115 in total exports ($7.34B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Mauritania exported $101k to Kenya. The main products exported from Mauritania to Kenya were Animal Meal and Pellets ($52.6k), Fish Oil ($43.5k), and Liquid Fuel Furnaces ($4.38k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Kenya have increased at an annualized rate of 38%, from $20.2k in 2017 to $101k in 2022.

In 2017, Kenya exported $606k to Mauritania. The main products exported from Kenya to Mauritania were Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($239k), Tea ($218k), and Twine and Rope ($63k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kenya to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 2.88%, from $525k in 2022 to $606k in 2017.

Exports from Mauritania () to Kenya () (2022)

Exports from Kenya () to Mauritania () (2022)

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Trade between Mauritania () and Kenya ()

Kenya Exports

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.17B

Kenya
Top DestinationUnited States$722M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Kenya included China ($1.17B), Canada ($591M), and Spain ($429M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kenya than Mauritania included United States ($722M), Uganda ($677M), and Pakistan ($541M).

Difference in imports from Kenya () and Mauritania () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Kenya

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

During 2022, Mauritania had a large net trade with Kenya in the exports of Foodstuffs ($52.6k), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($43.5k), and Machines ($4.48k).

During 2017, Kenya had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Textiles ($302k), Vegetable Products ($228k), and Chemical Products ($44k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Kenya+$8.53kFish Oil

Top Product Potential Kenya Mauritania+$409kTea

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Kenya () (2022)

Exports from Kenya () to Mauritania () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and Kenya ()

Kenya Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Kenya () and Mauritania () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Kenya

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Mauritania () and Kenya () (2022)

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