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Mauritania: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

104 / 138

Importer Rank

115 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

53 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $3,266,988,807
Total Imports (2021) $3,860,465,109
Trade Balance (2021) ($593,476,302)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 46.47%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 77.7%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
China $1,354,264,025
Italy $350,789,971
Canada $324,021,231
Spain $312,283,153
Japan $225,312,038
Australia $120,698,335
Cote d'Ivoire $105,795,221
Germany $101,770,556
Russia $51,168,100
France $49,315,603

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Spain $577,089,220
United Arab Emirates $539,721,458
France $440,034,874
Belgium $260,764,972
China $224,106,677
Turkey $215,198,640
Morocco $205,304,637
Japan $125,325,139
Brazil $88,349,007
Netherlands $87,485,559

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(26) Ores $2,046,940,787
(03) Seafood $693,505,982
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $323,937,479
(23) Animal Feeds $120,679,399
(15) Fats & Oils $23,665,833
(84) Industrial Machinery $11,383,664
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $10,278,716
(16) Prepared Meats $9,377,432
(31) Fertilizers $7,435,239
(39) Plastics $4,547,738

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $1,015,635,686
(84) Industrial Machinery $391,687,014
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $290,775,061
(30) Pharmaceuticals $259,059,077
(10) Cereals $250,475,966
(15) Fats & Oils $186,901,843
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $168,576,387
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $139,056,305
(85) Electrical Machinery $115,918,373
(07) Vegetables $112,965,212

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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