Mauritania

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MR · MRT · BACI 478 · latest data 2024

Exports

$4.4B USD, nominal · 2024

= $4,379 M8.2% over 5 yrs (down)

Imports

$5.3B USD, nominal · 2024

= $5,342 M15.9% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancedeficit

−$962M USD, nominal · 2024

= −$962 M

Total trade

$9.7B USD, nominal · 2024

= $9,721 M3.6% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #124 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #141 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: +0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Mauritania's exports grew from $632M in 1995 to $4.4B in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$962M.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Mauritania per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$632 M	$522 M	$110 M	$1,153 M
1996	$683 M	$540 M	$143 M	$1,223 M
1997	$678 M	$520 M	$158 M	$1,198 M
1998	$592 M	$547 M	$44 M	$1,139 M
1999	$642 M	$498 M	$144 M	$1,140 M
2000	$629 M	$621 M	$8 M	$1,250 M
2001	$629 M	$695 M	−$65 M	$1,324 M
2002	$661 M	$816 M	−$156 M	$1,477 M
2003	$713 M	$921 M	−$207 M	$1,634 M
2004	$944 M	$1,823 M	−$880 M	$2,767 M
2005	$1,112 M	$1,723 M	−$611 M	$2,835 M
2006	$1,748 M	$1,465 M	$283 M	$3,213 M
2007	$2,023 M	$2,034 M	−$11 M	$4,057 M
2008	$2,952 M	$2,272 M	$680 M	$5,223 M
2009	$2,329 M	$2,153 M	$176 M	$4,482 M
2010	$3,099 M	$2,706 M	$393 M	$5,805 M
2011	$3,804 M	$4,111 M	−$307 M	$7,915 M
2012	$4,127 M	$4,830 M	−$703 M	$8,957 M
2013	$5,008 M	$5,776 M	−$768 M	$10,784 M
2014	$4,431 M	$5,805 M	−$1,374 M	$10,236 M
2015	$3,158 M	$4,984 M	−$1,825 M	$8,142 M
2016	$3,186 M	$3,673 M	−$486 M	$6,859 M
2017	$3,547 M	$4,858 M	−$1,311 M	$8,405 M
2018	$4,650 M	$4,181 M	$469 M	$8,831 M
2019	$4,772 M	$4,610 M	$162 M	$9,382 M
2020	$4,241 M	$3,605 M	$636 M	$7,846 M
2021	$4,325 M	$5,102 M	−$777 M	$9,427 M
2022	$5,027 M	$6,003 M	−$977 M	$11,030 M
2023	$4,955 M	$5,345 M	−$389 M	$10,300 M
2024	$4,379 M	$5,341 M	−$962 M	$9,721 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #120 → #124.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Mauritania per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.01%	0.01%	#120	#144
1996	0.01%	0.01%	#119	#148
1997	0.01%	0.01%	#126	#149
1998	0.01%	0.01%	#129	#148
1999	0.01%	0.01%	#131	#153
2000	0.01%	0.01%	#137	#156
2001	0.01%	0.01%	#137	#149
2002	0.01%	0.01%	#134	#148
2003	0.01%	0.01%	#142	#157
2004	0.01%	0.02%	#138	#134
2005	0.01%	0.02%	#138	#146
2006	0.01%	0.01%	#130	#156
2007	0.01%	0.01%	#133	#151
2008	0.02%	0.01%	#120	#157
2009	0.02%	0.02%	#120	#156
2010	0.02%	0.02%	#119	#154
2011	0.02%	0.02%	#123	#145
2012	0.02%	0.03%	#122	#141
2013	0.03%	0.03%	#118	#136
2014	0.02%	0.03%	#121	#134
2015	0.02%	0.03%	#124	#135
2016	0.02%	0.02%	#124	#144
2017	0.02%	0.03%	#124	#136
2018	0.02%	0.02%	#123	#146
2019	0.03%	0.02%	#122	#140
2020	0.02%	0.02%	#122	#148
2021	0.02%	0.02%	#128	#142
2022	0.02%	0.02%	#126	#140
2023	0.02%	0.02%	#128	#142
2024	0.02%	0.02%	#124	#141

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Trading partners

China was Mauritania's top trading partner in 2024, at 23.4% of total trade; the top five partners covered 52.4%.

Year

Top partner share: 23.4%
Top-5 share: 52.4%
Partners: 162
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.087

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China $1.4B

Canada $706M

Spain $390M

Switzerland $372M

United Arab Emirates $147M

Côte d’Ivoire $144M

Algeria $134M

Japan $130M

France $65M

Germany $57M

Türkiye $27M

Belgium $7M

Morocco $5M

United States $3M

Brazil $0M

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Top partners of Mauritania in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	China	$1,371 M	$906 M	$2,277 M	$465 M
#2	United Arab Emirates	$147 M	$838 M	$985 M	−$692 M
#3	Canada	$706 M	$30 M	$736 M	$677 M
#4	Spain	$390 M	$315 M	$705 M	$75 M
#5	Morocco	$5 M	$386 M	$391 M	−$381 M
#6	Switzerland	$372 M	$13 M	$386 M	$359 M
#7	France	$65 M	$315 M	$380 M	−$249 M
#8	Brazil	$0 M	$255 M	$255 M	−$255 M
#9	Japan	$130 M	$117 M	$246 M	$13 M
#10	Türkiye	$27 M	$211 M	$238 M	−$183 M
#11	Belgium	$7 M	$224 M	$231 M	−$218 M
#12	Algeria	$134 M	$82 M	$216 M	$53 M
#13	Germany	$57 M	$123 M	$180 M	−$67 M
#14	United States	$3 M	$177 M	$179 M	−$174 M
#15	Côte d’Ivoire	$144 M	$28 M	$172 M	$116 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Mauritania's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Mauritania's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.155 → 0.146, a moderately concentrated export base across 137 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Mauritania per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.155	0.109	62	59
1996	0.138	0.137	68	59
1997	0.115	0.113	75	68
1998	0.109	0.113	74	69
1999	0.096	0.100	85	70
2000	0.107	0.117	98	97
2001	0.091	0.092	98	98
2002	0.093	0.072	105	102
2003	0.098	0.068	103	109
2004	0.098	0.171	111	109
2005	0.098	0.093	109	121
2006	0.098	0.062	109	116
2007	0.127	0.055	119	120
2008	0.160	0.055	120	116
2009	0.174	0.061	124	115
2010	0.175	0.058	126	142
2011	0.189	0.066	135	146
2012	0.218	0.064	136	155
2013	0.308	0.065	134	157
2014	0.171	0.077	138	156
2015	0.146	0.089	137	147
2016	0.162	0.087	139	148
2017	0.111	0.067	141	139
2018	0.121	0.094	144	144
2019	0.141	0.085	149	142
2020	0.151	0.075	144	144
2021	0.198	0.078	141	146
2022	0.106	0.063	141	153
2023	0.116	0.078	137	138
2024	0.146	0.077	137	144

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