Mauritania (MRT) and Zambia (ZMB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Zambia Trade: In 2023, Mauritania exported $147k to Zambia. The main products that Mauritania exported to Zambia were Refined Petroleum ($97.1k), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($45.7k), and Iron Fasteners ($3.35k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 54.4%, from $7.46M in 2018 to $147k in 2023.

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

Zambia-Mauritania Trade: In 2023, Zambia exported $339k to Mauritania. The main products that Zambia exported to Mauritania were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($312k) and Ferroalloys ($27.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Zambia to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 85.7%, from $15.4k in 2018 to $339k in 2023.

In 2023, Zambia 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, Zambia ranked 94 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.65), and 85 in total exports ($15.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Mauritania exported $147k to Zambia. The main products exported from Mauritania to Zambia were Refined Petroleum ($97.1k), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($45.7k), and Iron Fasteners ($3.35k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Zambia have decreased at an annualized rate of 54.4%, from $7.46M in 2018 to $147k in 2023.

In 2018, Zambia exported $339k to Mauritania. The main products exported from Zambia to Mauritania were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($312k) and Ferroalloys ($27.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Zambia to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 85.7%, from $15.4k in 2023 to $339k in 2018.

Exports from Mauritania () to Zambia () (2023)

Exports from Zambia () to Mauritania () (2023)

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Trade between Mauritania () and Zambia ()

Zambia Exports

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.22B

Zambia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$4.26B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Zambia included Canada ($591M), Algeria ($332M), and Spain ($343M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Zambia than Mauritania included Switzerland ($4.26B), India ($2.11B), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.6B).

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Zambia

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

During 2023, Mauritania had a large net trade with Zambia in the exports of Mineral Products ($97.1k), Animal Products ($45.7k), and Metals ($4.39k).

During 2018, Zambia had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Machines ($312k) and Metals ($27.2k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Zambia+$2.64kGold

Top Product Potential Zambia Mauritania+$2.4kGold

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Zambia () (2023)

Exports from Zambia () to Mauritania () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and Zambia ()

Zambia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Zambia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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