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About

Canada-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Canada exported $21.4M to Mauritania. The main products that Canada exported to Mauritania were Cars ($9.53M), Wheat ($2.51M), and Excavation Machinery ($1.44M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 2.53%, from $18.9M in 2017 to $21.4M in 2022.

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

Mauritania-Canada Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $591M to Canada. The main products that Mauritania exported to Canada were Gold ($589M), Precious Metal Ore ($1.38M), and Silver ($261k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 329%,  from $408k in 2017 to $591M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Canada ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.92), and 9 in total exports ($587B). 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, Canada exported $21.4M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Canada to Mauritania were Cars ($9.53M), Wheat ($2.51M), and Excavation Machinery ($1.44M). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 2.53%, from $18.9M in 2017 to $21.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Mauritania exported $591M to Canada. The main products exported from Mauritania to Canada were Gold ($589M), Precious Metal Ore ($1.38M), and Silver ($261k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 329%, from $408k in 2022 to $591M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Canada
Top Destination
United States$438B
Mauritania
Top Destination
China$1.17B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Canada than Mauritania included United States ($438B), China ($25.4B), and Japan ($14.3B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Canada included Cote d'Ivoire ($162M), Eswatini ($56.3M), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($33.8M).

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

Comparative Advantage Canada - Mauritania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Canada had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Transportation ($9.78M), Machines ($4.52M), and Vegetable Products ($2.53M).

During 2017, Mauritania had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Precious Metals ($589M), Mineral Products ($1.38M), and Animal Products ($296k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Canada Mauritania+$3.91MCars
Top Product Potential Mauritania Canada+$767kPrecious Metal Ore

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

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

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