Tunisia2020 Economic Complexity : 0.073, Rank 55 of 127
2020 Product Exports | Imports: $13.7B | $16.5B, 79 of 226 | 81 of 226
2020 Per Capita Product Exports | Imports: $1.16k | $1.39k, 105 of 219 | 129 of 219
2018 Service Exports | Imports : $3.85B | $3.22B, 76 of 125 | 79 of 125
Overview In 2020, Tunisia was the number 90 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 79 in total exports, the number 81 in total imports, the number 128 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 55 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI).
Exports The top exports of Tunisia are Insulated Wire ($1.83B), Pure Olive Oil ($861M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($811M), Non-Knit Women's Suits ($537M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($401M), exporting mostly to France ($4.03B), Italy ($2.36B), Germany ($1.95B), Spain ($716M), and United States ($565M).
Imports The top imports of Tunisia are Refined Petroleum ($1.03B), Cars ($467M), Wheat ($467M), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($448M), and Insulated Wire ($396M), importing mostly from France ($2.9B), Italy ($2.72B), China ($1.43B), Germany ($1.4B), and Turkey ($917M).
Location Tunisia borders Algeria and Libya by land and Italy by sea.
The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Tunisia.
Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.
*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.
Data is presented based on data availability. Only countries using the Harmonic System (HS) are selected. Every source is shown using their own latest twelve months of data.
*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.
Top Export (2020): Insulated Wire, $1.83B
Top Destination (2020): France, $2.9B
In 2020, Tunisia exported a total of $13.7B, making it the number 79 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Tunisia have changed by -$2.17B from $15.9B in 2015 to $13.7B in 2020.
The most recent exports are led by Insulated Wire ($1.83B), Pure Olive Oil ($861M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($811M), Non-Knit Women's Suits ($537M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($401M). The most common destination for the exports of Tunisia are France ($4.03B), Italy ($2.36B), Germany ($1.95B), Spain ($716M), and United States ($565M).
Fastest Growing Export Markets (2019 - 2020)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2019 - 2020)
Tunisia Exports Services (2018): $3.85B
Tunisia Imports Services (2018): $3.22B
In 2018, Tunisia exported $3.85B worth of services. The top services exported by Tunisia in 2018 were Personal travel ($1.7B), Transportation ($1.15B), Construction services ($282M), Computer and information services ($266M), and Government services, n.i.e. ($157M).
The top services imported by Tunisia in 2018 were Transportation ($1.47B), Personal travel ($765M), Construction services ($253M), Government services, n.i.e. ($226M), and Insurance services ($174M).
Tunisia has a high level of specialization in Pure Olive Oil (135), Phosphinates (hypophosphites) and phosphonates (phosphites) (37.7), Phosphoric Acid (34), Fluorides (31.5), and Utility Meters (27.7). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Tunisia observed and expected exports in each product.
The highest complexity exports of Tunisia according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Machinery, auxiliary; for use with machines of heading no. 8444 to 8447 (e.g. dobbies, jacquards, automatic stop motions, shuttle changing mechanisms) parts, accessories for machines of heading no. 8444, 8447 (1.38), Instruments, apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure of liquids, gases (e.g. flow meters, heat meters etc), not instruments and apparatus of heading no. 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032 (1.3), Musical instrument parts (for example, mechanisms for musical boxes) and accessories (for example, cards, discs and rolls for mechanical instruments); metronomes, tuning forks and pitch pipes (1.28), Revolution counter, production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like, speed indicators and tachometers, other than those of heading no. 9015, stroboscopes (1.25), and Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus (1.25). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.
The top export opportunities for Tunisia according to the relatedness index, are Packing Bags (0.24), Knit Men's Coats (0.24), Knitted Hats (0.23), Processed Crustaceans (0.23), and Pepper (0.23). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Tunisia is not specialized in.
The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.
The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.
During the last 20 years Tunisia's economy has become relatively more complex, moving from the 70th to the 55th position in the ECI rank.
These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.
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