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About

Libya-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Libya exported $1.06M to Mauritania. The main products that Libya exported to Mauritania were Aluminium Structures ($567k), Tropical Fruits ($248k), and Plastic Lids ($54.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Libya to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 19.1%, from $442k in 2017 to $1.06M in 2022.

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

Mauritania-Libya Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $84.5k to Libya. The main products that Mauritania exported to Libya were Felt or Coated Fabric Garments ($40.9k), Crustaceans ($27.4k), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($10.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Libya have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.54%,  from $91.3k in 2017 to $84.5k in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Libya ranked 104 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 67 in total exports ($36B). 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, Libya exported $1.06M to Mauritania. The main products exported from Libya to Mauritania were Aluminium Structures ($567k), Tropical Fruits ($248k), and Plastic Lids ($54.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Libya to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 19.1%, from $442k in 2017 to $1.06M in 2022.

In 2017, Mauritania exported $84.5k to Libya. The main products exported from Mauritania to Libya were Felt or Coated Fabric Garments ($40.9k), Crustaceans ($27.4k), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($10.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Libya have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.54%, from $91.3k in 2022 to $84.5k in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Libya
Top Destination
Italy$9.26B
Mauritania
Top Destination
China$1.17B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Libya than Mauritania included Italy ($9.26B), Germany ($3.32B), and Spain ($3.48B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Libya included Canada ($591M), Japan ($189M), and Switzerland ($301M).

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

Comparative Advantage Libya - Mauritania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Libya had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Metals ($567k), Vegetable Products ($249k), and Textiles ($77k).

During 2017, Mauritania had a large net trade with Libya in the exports of Textiles ($40.9k), Animal Products ($37.8k), and Machines ($5.22k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Libya Mauritania+$2.65kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Mauritania Libya+$3.44kIron 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 Libya and Mauritania. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Libya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Mauritania. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Mauritania indicates it has a comparative advantage over Libya.

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

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