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Arab Maghreb Union

Exports (2022)$168B
Imports (2022)$155B
Main Exporter (2022)Algeria $58.6B
Main Importer (2022)Morocco$68.9B
Internal Trade (2022)2.57%of total trade

About

Overview UMA (Arab Maghreb Union) is a Trade Agreement composed by Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, and Mauritania. In 2019, UMA exported $168B (0.71% of global exports) and imported $155B (0.65% of global imports). Its largest exporter, Algeria exported $58.6B, which corresponds to 34.9% of the total exports. On the other hand, the largest importer, Morocco, imported $68.9B, which is 44.5% of the total imports of Arab Maghreb Union.

Trade In 2022, UMA's most exported products were Petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals, crude ($47.3B), Natural gas in gaseous state ($19.2B), Oils petroleum, bituminous, distillates, except crude ($10.4B), Natural gas, liquefied ($6.1B), and Ignition/other wiring sets for vehicles/aircraft/ship ($3.99B). The same year, the most imported products were Oils petroleum, bituminous, distillates, except crude ($16.9B), Wheat except durum wheat, and meslin ($4.82B), Butanes, liquefied ($2.15B), Maize except seed corn ($1.98B), and Anhydrous ammonia ($1.95B).

Partners In 2022, UMA's exports went primarly to Italy ($31.9B), France ($22B), Spain ($20.5B), Germany ($9.9B), and United States ($7.77B). The same year, UMA's imported primarily from China ($18.7B), France ($15.7B), Spain ($15.1B), Italy ($11.5B), and Turkey ($10.2B).

Historical Data

Organization Composition

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Yearly Exports of UMA

Internal Trade

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Internal Trade includes all trade between the countries that comprise this organization.

In 2022, the top internal exports of UMA were Petroleum Gas ($1.27B), Refined Petroleum ($226M), Electricity ($183M), Iron Ore ($160M), and Cement ($105M).

The same year, the principal destinations of internal exports were Tunisia ($1.86B), Libya ($872M), Morocco ($598M), Algeria ($568M), and Mauritania ($419M).

Internal Exports (2021)
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Internal Destinations (2021)
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External Trade

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External trade includes all world trade excluding the countries that comprise this organization.

In 2022, the top external exports of UMA were Italy ($31.9B), France ($22B), Spain ($20.5B), Germany ($9.9B), and United States ($7.77B).

The same year, the principal destinations of external exports were Crude Petroleum ($47.3B), Petroleum Gas ($29.2B), Refined Petroleum ($10.1B), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($7.4B), and Insulated Wire ($7.04B).

External Exports (2021)
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Total Trade

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Top Export (2022)Crude Petroleum$47.3B
Top Destination (2022)Italy$31.9B

In 2022, UMA exported a total of $168B. During the last five reported years the exports of UMA have changed by $58B from $110B in 2017 to $168B in 2022.

The most recent exports are led by Crude Petroleum ($47.3B), Petroleum Gas ($30.4B), Refined Petroleum ($10.4B), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($7.47B), and Insulated Wire ($7.08B). The most common destination for the exports of UMA are Italy ($31.9B), France ($22B), Spain ($20.5B), Germany ($9.9B), and United States ($7.77B).

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Largest Export by Country

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The following visualization shows the principal export per country, the product which has grown the most over the past 5 years or the product in which the country has a higher level of specialization, measured by the RCA Index.

Biggest export by country (2021)

Trade between organizations

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Economic Complexity

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This visualization compares the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) with different indicators about country development such as GDP per capita or Inflation. For more information about ECI, check the Methods page.

In 2022, the countries with higher complexity that belong to Arab Maghreb Union were Tunisia (0.19), Morocco (-0.31), Algeria (-0.68), Libya (-0.92), and Mauritania (-1.31).

On the other hand, the countries with higher GDP per capita were Libya ($6.72k), Algeria ($4.27k), Tunisia ($3.78k), Morocco ($3.53k), and Mauritania ($2.19k).

Finally, the biggest exporters of UMA were Algeria ($58.6B), Morocco ($46.7B), Libya ($36B), Tunisia ($21.6B), and Mauritania ($4.9B).

GDP per capita v/s ECI for countries that comprise Arab Maghreb Union (2022)

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