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$10.4BCURRENT US$
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54.2%CURRENT US$
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$25.5TCURRENT US$
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56.7%CURRENT US$
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$2,191CURRENT US$
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18.4%CURRENT US$
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$76,399CURRENT US$
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About

Mauritania-United States Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $7.31M to United States. The main products that Mauritania exported to United States were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 34.6%, from $61.1M in 2017 to $7.31M in 2022.

In 2022, Mauritania did not export any services to United States.

United States-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, United States exported $163M to Mauritania. The main products that United States exported to Mauritania were Poultry Meat ($28M), Large Construction Vehicles ($19.5M), and Cyanides ($14.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 1.86%,  from $146M in 2017 to $163M in 2022.

In 2022, United States 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Mauritania exported $7.31M to United States. There were not main exports from Mauritania to United States in 2022. During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 34.6%, from $61.1M in 2017 to $7.31M in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $163M to Mauritania. The main products exported from United States to Mauritania were Poultry Meat ($28M), Large Construction Vehicles ($19.5M), and Cyanides ($14.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 1.86%, from $146M in 2022 to $163M in 2017.

Exports from Mauritania (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Mauritania (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania (Flag) and United States (Flag)

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Mauritania
Top Destination
China$1.17B
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Mauritania than from United States.

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Mauritania included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Mauritania (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Mauritania had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Chemical Products ($2.71M), Transportation ($1.55M), and Foodstuffs ($1.2M).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Machines ($55.6M), Animal Products ($28M), and Chemical Products ($23.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania United States+$2.57MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)
Top Product Potential United States Mauritania+$7.08MCars

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

Product Space of Mauritania (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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