Country · MRT
Mauritania · Trade
Trade
Exports led by ores (iron, copper, cobalt, manganese…)
Mauritania: in 2024, ores (iron, copper, cobalt, manganese…) made up 36.4 % of goods exports, the five main chapters 96.5 %. The first clients were China and Switzerland; 13.2 % of exports went to other African countries.
- Exports of goods · 2024
- 4.7 bn$
- +14.2 % since 2022
- Imports of goods · 2024
- 5.4 bn$
- trade deficit of 665 m$
- First export
- 36.4 %
- Ores (iron, copper, cobalt, manganese…) · concentrated
- Exports to Africa
- 13.2 %
- African median: 10.7 %
Main exports
Share of exports of goods, by HS chapter · 2024
Main clients
Share of exports of goods · 2024
Main suppliers: China 19.5 %, United Arab Emirates 15.5 %, Morocco 7.4 %, France 5.8 %, Spain 4.7 %
Source: CEPII, BACI (version 202601, HS22 nomenclature), Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0 · goods only, re-exports included · chapters, shares and concentration: Syli Atlas calculation