Tunisia (TUN) and Saudi Arabia (SAU) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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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.

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.

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

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In 2022, 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 2017 to $54.7M in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2022 to $597M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Tunisia () and Saudi Arabia ()

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Tunisia
Top DestinationFrance$4.8B

Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$68B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Tunisia - Saudi Arabia

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

During 2022, 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).

During 2017, 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).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Tunisia Saudi Arabia+$6.25kTelephones

Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Tunisia+$8.89kCrude 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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Tunisia () and Saudi Arabia ()

Tunisia Exports

Saudi Arabia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Tunisia - Saudi Arabia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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