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Saudi Arabia-Tunisia Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $597M to Tunisia. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Tunisia were Refined Petroleum ($317M), Ethylene Polymers ($120M), and Propylene Polymers ($45.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Tunisia have increased at an annualized rate of 18.4%, from $256M in 2017 to $597M in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Tunisia.

Tunisia-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Tunisia exported $54.7M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Tunisia exported to Saudi Arabia were Pure Olive Oil ($12.2M), Packaged Medicaments ($9.91M), and Olive Oil ($8.06M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.96%, from $45.1M in 2017 to $54.7M in 2022.

In 2022, Tunisia did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Comparison: In 2022, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B). That same year, Tunisia ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.2), and 76 in total exports ($21.6B).

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In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $597M to Tunisia. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Tunisia were Refined Petroleum ($317M), Ethylene Polymers ($120M), and Propylene Polymers ($45.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Tunisia have increased at an annualized rate of 18.4%, from $256M in 2017 to $597M in 2022.

In 2017, Tunisia exported $54.7M to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Tunisia to Saudi Arabia were Pure Olive Oil ($12.2M), Packaged Medicaments ($9.91M), and Olive Oil ($8.06M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.96%, from $45.1M in 2022 to $54.7M in 2017.

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Tunisia () (2022)

Exports from Tunisia () to Saudi Arabia () (2022)

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Trade between Saudi Arabia () and Tunisia ()

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Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$68B

Tunisia
Top DestinationFrance$4.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Tunisia included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tunisia than Saudi Arabia included Libya ($793M), Germany ($3.01B), and Algeria ($329M).

Difference in imports from Tunisia () and Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Tunisia

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This chart compares trade between Saudi Arabia and Tunisia by product, considering products traded by both, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia.

During 2022, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Tunisia in the exports of Mineral Products ($317M), Plastics and Rubbers ($213M), and Chemical Products ($36.7M).

During 2017, Tunisia had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($20.2M), Chemical Products ($14.7M), and Miscellaneous ($4.32M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Tunisia+$8.89kCrude Petroleum

Top Product Potential Tunisia Saudi Arabia+$6.25kTelephones

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

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Saudi Arabia and Tunisia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Tunisia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Tunisia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Tunisia () (2022)

Exports from Tunisia () to Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia () and Tunisia ()

Saudi Arabia Exports

Tunisia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Tunisia () and Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Tunisia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Saudi Arabia () and Tunisia () (2022)

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