Mauritania (MRT) and Tanzania (TZA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

About

Mauritania-Tanzania Trade: In 2023, Mauritania exported $29.9k to Tanzania. The main products that Mauritania exported to Tanzania were Prepared Paint Driers ($25.7k), Felt or Coated Fabric Garments ($1.39k), and Used Clothing ($562). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Tanzania have decreased at an annualized rate of 56%, from $1.82M in 2018 to $29.9k in 2023.

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

Tanzania-Mauritania Trade: In 2023, Tanzania exported $820k to Mauritania. The main products that Tanzania exported to Mauritania were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 185%, from $4.36k in 2018 to $820k in 2023.

In 2023, Tanzania 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, Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.13), and 99 in total exports ($11.3B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth

HS2

HS4

HS6

Value

Trade

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

In 2023, Mauritania exported $29.9k to Tanzania. The main products exported from Mauritania to Tanzania were Prepared Paint Driers ($25.7k), Felt or Coated Fabric Garments ($1.39k), and Used Clothing ($562). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Tanzania have decreased at an annualized rate of 56%, from $1.82M in 2018 to $29.9k in 2023.

In 2018, Tanzania exported $820k to Mauritania. There were not main exports from Tanzania to Mauritania in 2018. During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 185%, from $4.36k in 2023 to $820k in 2018.

Exports from Mauritania () to Tanzania () (2023)

Exports from Tanzania () to Mauritania () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and Tanzania ()

Tanzania Exports

Date

May 2018

Mar 2015

Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.22B

Tanzania
Top DestinationIndia$1.74B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Tanzania included Canada ($591M), China ($1.22B), and Algeria ($332M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Mauritania included India ($1.74B), Uganda ($1.35B), and United Arab Emirates ($1.62B).

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Tanzania

Flow

Section

HS2

HS4

Scale

Log

Linear

Year

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

During 2023, Mauritania had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Chemical Products ($25.7k), Textiles ($2k), and Miscellaneous ($708).

During 2018, Tanzania had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Mineral Products ($441k), Chemical Products ($320k), and Textiles ($50.4k).

Potential Exports

Depth

Section

HS2

HS4

View

Top 20

Top 15

Top 10

Sort By

Highest Potential

Most Saturated

Section

Top Product Potential Mauritania Tanzania+$13.2kTelephones

Top Product Potential Tanzania Mauritania+$85.1kBeauty Products

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.

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Year

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

About

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Tanzania () (2023)

Exports from Tanzania () to Mauritania () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and Tanzania ()

Tanzania Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Tanzania

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Keep Exploring