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2.89%CURRENT US$
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About

Nigeria-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Nigeria exported $1.66M to Mauritania. The main products that Nigeria exported to Mauritania were Processed Tobacco ($1.46M), Hair Products ($104k), and Office Machine Parts ($39.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 9.6%, from $1.05M in 2017 to $1.66M in 2022.

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

Mauritania-Nigeria Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $30M to Nigeria. The main products that Mauritania exported to Nigeria were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($26.1M), Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($1.92M), and Animal Meal and Pellets ($1.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Nigeria have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.74%,  from $45.4M in 2017 to $30M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Nigeria ranked 127 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.67), and 51 in total exports ($70.7B). That same year, Mauritania ranked 121 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.28), and 126 in total exports ($4.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Nigeria exported $1.66M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Nigeria to Mauritania were Processed Tobacco ($1.46M), Hair Products ($104k), and Office Machine Parts ($39.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 9.6%, from $1.05M in 2017 to $1.66M in 2022.

In 2017, Mauritania exported $30M to Nigeria. The main products exported from Mauritania to Nigeria were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($26.1M), Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($1.92M), and Animal Meal and Pellets ($1.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Nigeria have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.74%, from $45.4M in 2022 to $30M in 2017.

Exports from Nigeria (Flag) to Mauritania (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Mauritania (Flag) to Nigeria (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Nigeria (Flag) and Mauritania (Flag)

Nigeria Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Nigeria
Top Destination
Spain$9.41B
Mauritania
Top Destination
China$1.17B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nigeria than Mauritania included Spain ($9.41B), India ($8.2B), and France ($4.95B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Nigeria included Algeria ($160M), United Arab Emirates ($578M), and Eswatini ($56.3M).

Difference in imports from Mauritania (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Nigeria - Mauritania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Nigeria had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Foodstuffs ($1.46M), Chemical Products ($104k), and Machines ($70.2k).

During 2017, Mauritania had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Animal Products ($28.1M), Foodstuffs ($1.5M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($285k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Nigeria Mauritania+$14.7kHair Products
Top Product Potential Mauritania Nigeria+$1.1MAnimal Meal and Pellets

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

Product Space of Nigeria (Flag) and Mauritania (Flag) (2022)

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