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Merchandise exports from Mauritania increased by 15.6% compared to 2021. Goods exports grew up by

$511 million in 2022 (the value of merchandise exports from Mauritania amounted to $3.26 billion in 2021) 

Major Industries:

EXPORTS The top exports of Mauritania are Iron Ore ($2.02B),Gold ($606M), Processed Crustaceans ($349M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($348M), and Copper Ore ($313M), exporting mostly to China ($1.76B), Spain ($389M), Canada ($337M), Turkey ($278M), and Japan ($278M).

Please note that these figures are based on the data available for 2023 

and may have changed since then.

Top export destinations of commodities from Mauritania in 2022:

• China with a share of 23% (881 million US$)
• Canada with a share of 18.4% (696 million US$)
• Spain with a share of 11.2% (424 million US$)
• Switzerland with a share of 5.8% (219 million US$)
• United Arab Emirates with a share of 5.46% (206 million US$)
• Italy with a share of 5.15% (194 million US$)
• Japan with a share of 4.98% (188 million US$)
• Algeria with a share of 4.23% (160 million US$)
• Côte d`Ivoire with a share of 3.76% (142 million US$)
• Australia with a share of 2.46% (93 million US$)

Mauritania represents a country of opportunity for all investors. Mauritania has developed a climate of investment more than favorable, covering: freedom of establishment and investment, natural resources, road facilities, airports, skilled labor and political stability.
 

Agricultural crops include dates, millet, sorghum, rice, maize, pulses and yams. Farming takes place mainly along the Senegal River. Some of Mauritania's food supplies have to be imported.
 

Fishing is an important industry and fish are a major export. The fishing grounds off the Atlantic coast are among the most productive in the world. As with fishing grounds off the South American coast it is cold ocean currents which support the fisheries. Fish processing is an important industry in this sector of the economy. Local crafts include carpet and rug production, leatherwork, jewelry and silverwork.
 

Iron ore is also important and accounts for a large proportion of commodities exported. Copper, gold, diamonds, phosphates, gypsum, sulphur and salt are also produced. Oil has been discovered eighty kilometres offshore: exploration and appraisal took place in 2008.

As the promising oil and gas prospects now being explored offshore are brought to fruition, Mauritania will have the chance to diversify its currently narrow export base. Rich in minerals, off shore petroleum reserves, halieutic resources and numerous touristy sites the investment opportunities are endless.