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Tunisia-Russia Trade: In 2022, Tunisia exported $16.6M to Russia. The main products that Tunisia exported to Russia were Tropical Fruits ($5.53M), Cellulose Fibers Paper ($2.5M), and Centrifuges ($1.65M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 33.7%, from $129M in 2017 to $16.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Tunisia did not export any services to Russia.

Russia-Tunisia Trade: In 2022, Russia exported $836M to Tunisia. The main products that Russia exported to Tunisia were Refined Petroleum ($381M), Semi-Finished Iron ($189M), and Wheat ($54.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to Tunisia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $448M in 2017 to $836M in 2022.

In 2020, Russia exported services to Tunisia worth $5.89M, with Travel ($4.12M), Communications services ($632k), and Other business services ($396k) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022, Tunisia ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.2), and 76 in total exports ($21.6B). That same year, Russia ranked 47 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.43), and 12 in total exports ($486B).

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In 2022, Tunisia exported $16.6M to Russia. The main products exported from Tunisia to Russia were Tropical Fruits ($5.53M), Cellulose Fibers Paper ($2.5M), and Centrifuges ($1.65M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 33.7%, from $129M in 2017 to $16.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Russia exported $836M to Tunisia. The main products exported from Russia to Tunisia were Refined Petroleum ($381M), Semi-Finished Iron ($189M), and Wheat ($54.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Russia to Tunisia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $448M in 2022 to $836M in 2017.

Exports from Tunisia () to Russia () (2022)

Exports from Russia () to Tunisia () (2022)

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Trade between Tunisia () and Russia ()

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Tunisia
Top DestinationFrance$4.8B

Russia
Top DestinationChina$101B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tunisia than Russia included Libya ($793M), Algeria ($329M), and Malta ($206M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Russia than Tunisia included China ($101B), India ($40.4B), and Turkey ($25.3B).

Difference in imports from Russia () and Tunisia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Tunisia - Russia

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

During 2022, Tunisia had a large net trade with Russia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($5.93M), Paper Goods ($3.07M), and Machines ($2.37M).

During 2017, Russia had a large net trade with Tunisia in the exports of Mineral Products ($381M), Metals ($231M), and Chemical Products ($80.8M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Tunisia Russia+$6.89kTelephones

Top Product Potential Russia Tunisia+$9.25kRefined Petroleum

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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Bilateral Service Trade

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In 2020, Russia exported services to Tunisia worth $5.89M, with Travel ($4.12M), Communications services ($632k), and Other business services ($396k) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Russia () to Tunisia () (2020)

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Tunisia () to Russia () (2022)

Exports from Russia () to Tunisia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Tunisia () and Russia ()

Tunisia Exports

Russia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Russia () and Tunisia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Tunisia - Russia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Bilateral Service Trade

Services Exports from Russia () to Tunisia () (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Tunisia () and Russia () (2022)

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