Mauritania (MRT) and Liberia (LBR) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Liberia Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $7.25M to Liberia. The main products that Mauritania exported to Liberia were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($6.19M), Excavation Machinery ($426k), and Hot-Rolled Iron ($275k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 67.5%, from $550k in 2017 to $7.25M in 2022.

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

Liberia-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Liberia exported $272k to Mauritania. The main products that Liberia exported to Mauritania were Bran ($222k), Tropical Fruits ($38.1k), and Beauty Products ($3.14k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Liberia to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 2.64%, from $233k in 2017 to $272k in 2022.

In 2022, Liberia 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, Liberia ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.72), and 144 in total exports ($1.96B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Mauritania exported $7.25M to Liberia. The main products exported from Mauritania to Liberia were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($6.19M), Excavation Machinery ($426k), and Hot-Rolled Iron ($275k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 67.5%, from $550k in 2017 to $7.25M in 2022.

In 2017, Liberia exported $272k to Mauritania. The main products exported from Liberia to Mauritania were Bran ($222k), Tropical Fruits ($38.1k), and Beauty Products ($3.14k). During the last 5 years the exports of Liberia to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 2.64%, from $233k in 2022 to $272k in 2017.

Exports from Mauritania () to Liberia () (2022)

Exports from Liberia () to Mauritania () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.17B

Liberia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$544M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Liberia included China ($1.17B), Canada ($591M), and United Arab Emirates ($578M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Liberia than Mauritania included Switzerland ($544M), Germany ($156M), and Lebanon ($106M).

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Liberia

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

During 2022, Mauritania had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of Animal Products ($6.19M), Machines ($577k), and Metals ($275k).

During 2017, Liberia had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Foodstuffs ($222k), Vegetable Products ($38.1k), and Chemical Products ($3.14k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Liberia+$1.08kNon-fillet Frozen Fish

Top Product Potential Liberia Mauritania+$2.21kGold

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Liberia () (2022)

Exports from Liberia () to Mauritania () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Liberia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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