Benin (BEN) and Mauritania (MRT) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Benin-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $144k to Mauritania. The main products that Benin exported to Mauritania were Fruit Juice ($106k), Glass Bottles ($27k), and Paper Containers ($11.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Mauritania have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.8%, from $410k in 2017 to $144k in 2022.

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

Mauritania-Benin Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $20.5M to Benin. The main products that Mauritania exported to Benin were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($20.4M), Cars ($57.1k), and Fish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine ($41.5k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.91%, from $30.1M in 2017 to $20.5M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Benin ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 149 in total exports ($1.67B). 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

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In 2022, Benin exported $144k to Mauritania. The main products exported from Benin to Mauritania were Fruit Juice ($106k), Glass Bottles ($27k), and Paper Containers ($11.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Mauritania have decreased at an annualized rate of 18.8%, from $410k in 2017 to $144k in 2022.

In 2017, Mauritania exported $20.5M to Benin. The main products exported from Mauritania to Benin were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($20.4M), Cars ($57.1k), and Fish: dried, salted, smoked or in brine ($41.5k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.91%, from $30.1M in 2022 to $20.5M in 2017.

Exports from Benin () to Mauritania () (2022)

Exports from Mauritania () to Benin () (2022)

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Trade between Benin () and Mauritania ()

Benin Exports

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Benin
Top DestinationIndia$448M

Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.17B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Mauritania included India ($448M), Bangladesh ($406M), and Egypt ($41.7M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Benin included China ($1.17B), Canada ($591M), and Spain ($429M).

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

Comparative Advantage Benin - Mauritania

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

During 2022, Benin had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Foodstuffs ($106k), Stone And Glass ($27k), and Paper Goods ($11.7k).

During 2017, Mauritania had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Animal Products ($20.5M), Transportation ($57.1k), and Textiles ($10.7k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Benin Mauritania+$8.92kPaper Containers

Top Product Potential Mauritania Benin+$18.3kCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Benin () to Mauritania () (2022)

Exports from Mauritania () to Benin () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Benin () and Mauritania ()

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Benin - Mauritania

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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