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$10.4BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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54.2%CURRENT US$
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$1.67TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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30.3%CURRENT US$
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$2,191CURRENT US$
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18.4%CURRENT US$
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$32,255CURRENT US$
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26.7%CURRENT US$
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About

Mauritania-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $35.7M to South Korea. The main products that Mauritania exported to South Korea were Processed Crustaceans ($27.9M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($3.3M), and Scrap Copper ($2.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.71%, from $40.9M in 2017 to $35.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Mauritania did not export any services to South Korea.

South Korea-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $13.8M to Mauritania. The main products that South Korea exported to Mauritania were Twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials ($2.55M), Twine and Rope ($1.92M), and Ethylene Polymers ($1.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Mauritania have decreased at an annualized rate of 53.6%,  from $642M in 2017 to $13.8M in 2022.

In 2022, South Korea 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, South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Mauritania exported $35.7M to South Korea. The main products exported from Mauritania to South Korea were Processed Crustaceans ($27.9M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($3.3M), and Scrap Copper ($2.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.71%, from $40.9M in 2017 to $35.7M in 2022.

In 2017, South Korea exported $13.8M to Mauritania. The main products exported from South Korea to Mauritania were Twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials ($2.55M), Twine and Rope ($1.92M), and Ethylene Polymers ($1.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Mauritania have decreased at an annualized rate of 53.6%, from $642M in 2022 to $13.8M in 2017.

Exports from Mauritania (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Mauritania (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania (Flag) and South Korea (Flag)

South Korea Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Mauritania
Top Destination
China$1.17B
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than South Korea included Eswatini ($56.3M) and Mali ($22.6M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Korea than Mauritania included China ($150B), United States ($112B), and Vietnam ($60.7B).

Difference in imports from South Korea (Flag) and Mauritania (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - South Korea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Mauritania had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Foodstuffs ($28.5M), Animal Products ($4.12M), and Metals ($2.96M).

During 2017, South Korea had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Textiles ($4.56M), Plastics and Rubbers ($4.18M), and Chemical Products ($1.71M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania South Korea+$4.15MMolluscs
Top Product Potential South Korea Mauritania+$1.49MCars

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

Product Space of Mauritania (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2022)

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