Trade Trend

In 2023, Mauritania's total export value is 4.01Billion USD, total import value is 3.84Billion USD, Surplus is 172.21Million USD, and foreign trade dependency is 0.752. In 2023，Mauritania's top export products are Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites(1.36Billion USD), Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semimanufactured forms, or in powder form(1.26Billion USD), Molluscs; whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process(456.78Million USD), top export destinations are China(1.19Billion USD), Switzerland(674.95Million USD), Canada(590.47Million USD). In 2023, Mauritania's top import products are Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form(252.16Million USD), Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified(228.20Million USD), Wheat and meslin(181.52Million USD), top import origins are China(1.06Billion USD), Belgium(368.10Million USD), Spain(265.00Million USD).

Comparing to 2022, Mauritania's total export value increased 333.39Million USD(9.06%) in 2023, this could result from its export increases of products such as Lightvessels, firefloats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms(203.97Million USD or 1.20Million%), Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semimanufactured forms, or in powder form(150.33Million USD or 13.51%), Fats and oils and their fractions of fish or marine mammals; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified(75.77Million USD or 292.03%) and export increases to countries/economics such as Switzerland(530.38Million USD or 366.86%), China(306.71Million USD or 34.81%), India(223.67Million USD or 5.73Thousands%). Comparing to 2022, Mauritania's total import value decreased -1.28Billion USD(-24.94%) in 2023, this could result from its import decreases of products such as Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils(-1.79Billion USD or -93.39%), Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel(-143.26Million USD or -97.79%), Wheat and meslin(-140.96Million USD or -43.71%), and its import decreases from countries/economies such as Spain(-558.13Million USD or -67.81%), Japan(-328.15Million USD or -94.06%), Argentina(-183.45Million USD or -99.29%).

Cumulated to first 7 months of 2024, Mauritania's total export value is 1.60Billion USD, total import value is 1.28Billion USD, and tradesurplus is 322.58Million USD. Cumulated to first 7 months of 2024, Mauritania's top export products are Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites(618.82Million USD), Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semimanufactured forms, or in powder form(577.75Million USD), Molluscs; whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process(189.77Million USD), and top export destinations are China(581.19Million USD), Switzerland(324.76Million USD), Canada(254.69Million USD). Cumulated to first 7 months of 2024, Mauritania's top import products are Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites(618.82Million USD), Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semimanufactured forms, or in powder form(577.75Million USD), Molluscs; whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process(189.77Million USD), and top import origins areChina(399.73Million USD), France(128.45Million USD), Belgium(121.46Million USD).