Tunisia (TUN) and Mauritania (MRT) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Tunisia-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Tunisia exported $19.9M to Mauritania. The main products that Tunisia exported to Mauritania were Packaged Medicaments ($1.96M), Tropical Fruits ($1.52M), and Other Aluminium Products ($1.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Mauritania have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.7%, from $24M in 2017 to $19.9M in 2022.

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

Mauritania-Tunisia Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $605k to Tunisia. The main products that Mauritania exported to Tunisia were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($415k), Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($173k), and Processed Fish ($8.02k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Tunisia have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.5%, from $2.47M in 2017 to $605k in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Tunisia ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.2), and 76 in total exports ($21.6B). That same year, Mauritania ranked 121 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.28), and 126 in total exports ($4.9B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Tunisia exported $19.9M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Tunisia to Mauritania were Packaged Medicaments ($1.96M), Tropical Fruits ($1.52M), and Other Aluminium Products ($1.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Mauritania have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.7%, from $24M in 2017 to $19.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Mauritania exported $605k to Tunisia. The main products exported from Mauritania to Tunisia were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($415k), Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($173k), and Processed Fish ($8.02k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Tunisia have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.5%, from $2.47M in 2022 to $605k in 2017.

Exports from Tunisia () to Mauritania () (2022)

Exports from Mauritania () to Tunisia () (2022)

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Trade between Tunisia () and Mauritania ()

Tunisia Exports

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Tunisia
Top DestinationFrance$4.8B

Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.17B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tunisia than Mauritania included France ($4.8B), Italy ($3.45B), and Germany ($3.01B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Tunisia - Mauritania

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

During 2022, Tunisia had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Chemical Products ($6.61M), Plastics and Rubbers ($3.25M), and Metals ($3.23M).

During 2017, Mauritania had a large net trade with Tunisia in the exports of Animal Products ($591k), Foodstuffs ($8.02k), and Transportation ($5.05k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Tunisia Mauritania+$2.96kInsulated Wire

Top Product Potential Mauritania Tunisia+$2.72kGold

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Tunisia () to Mauritania () (2022)

Exports from Mauritania () to Tunisia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Tunisia () and Mauritania ()

Tunisia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Tunisia - Mauritania

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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