Benin (BEN) and Tunisia (TUN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Benin-Tunisia Trade: In 2023, Benin exported $406 to Tunisia. The main products that Benin exported to Tunisia were Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($324) and Peat ($82). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Tunisia have decreased at an annualized rate of 71.1%, from $201k in 2018 to $406 in 2023.

In 2023, Benin did not export any services to Tunisia.

Tunisia-Benin Trade: In 2023, Tunisia exported $20.4M to Benin. The main products that Tunisia exported to Benin were Iron Structures ($4.34M), Electrical Control Boards ($1.48M), and Insulated Wire ($1.24M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 11.9%, from $9.32M in 2018 to $20.4M in 2023.

In 2023, Tunisia did not export any services to Benin.

Comparison: In 2023, Benin ranked 83 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.43), and 146 in total exports ($1.93B). That same year, Tunisia ranked 56 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.13), and 74 in total exports ($23.1B).

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In 2023, Benin exported $406 to Tunisia. The main products exported from Benin to Tunisia were Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($324) and Peat ($82). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Tunisia have decreased at an annualized rate of 71.1%, from $201k in 2018 to $406 in 2023.

In 2018, Tunisia exported $20.4M to Benin. The main products exported from Tunisia to Benin were Iron Structures ($4.34M), Electrical Control Boards ($1.48M), and Insulated Wire ($1.24M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 11.9%, from $9.32M in 2023 to $20.4M in 2018.

Exports from Benin () to Tunisia () (2023)

Exports from Tunisia () to Benin () (2023)

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Trade between Benin () and Tunisia ()

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Benin
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$803M

Tunisia
Top DestinationFrance$5.19B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Benin than Tunisia included United Arab Emirates ($803M), Bangladesh ($391M), and Togo ($53.9M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Tunisia than Benin included France ($5.19B), Italy ($3.87B), and Germany ($3.09B).

Difference in imports from Tunisia () and Benin () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Benin - Tunisia

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

During 2023, Benin had a large net trade with Tunisia in the exports of Instruments ($324) and Mineral Products ($82).

During 2018, Tunisia had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Metals ($5.53M), Machines ($4.85M), and Stone And Glass ($2.2M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Benin Tunisia+$3.19kSoybeans

Top Product Potential Tunisia Benin+$1.19MInsulated Wire

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 Benin and Tunisia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Benin indicates it has a comparative advantage over Tunisia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Tunisia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Benin.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Benin () to Tunisia () (2023)

Exports from Tunisia () to Benin () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Benin () and Tunisia ()

Benin Exports

Tunisia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Tunisia () and Benin () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Benin - Tunisia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Benin () and Tunisia () (2023)

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