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About

China-Tunisia Trade: In 2023, China exported $2.58B to Tunisia. The main products that China exported to Tunisia were Hot-Rolled Iron ($183M), Computers ($101M), and Integrated Circuits ($99.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Tunisia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.25%, from $2.2B in 2018 to $2.58B in 2023.

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

Tunisia-China Trade: In 2023, Tunisia exported $211M to China. The main products that Tunisia exported to China were Non-Knit Women's Suits ($18M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($13.8M), and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($13.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tunisia to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.45%,  from $252M in 2018 to $211M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Tunisia ranked 56 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.13), and 74 in total exports ($23.1B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $2.58B to Tunisia. The main products exported from China to Tunisia were Hot-Rolled Iron ($183M), Computers ($101M), and Integrated Circuits ($99.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Tunisia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.25%, from $2.2B in 2018 to $2.58B in 2023.

In 2018, Tunisia exported $211M to China. The main products exported from Tunisia to China were Non-Knit Women's Suits ($18M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($13.8M), and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($13.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tunisia to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.45%, from $252M in 2023 to $211M in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Tunisia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Tunisia (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$436B
Tunisia
Top Destination
France$5.19B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Tunisia included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Tunisia than from China.

Difference in imports from Tunisia (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Tunisia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Tunisia in the exports of Machines ($1.14B), Metals ($450M), and Textiles ($273M).

During 2018, Tunisia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Textiles ($81.6M), Machines ($70M), and Metals ($16.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Tunisia+$78MTelephones
Top Product Potential Tunisia China+$30.3MInsulated 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

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

Product Space of China (Flag) and Tunisia (Flag) (2023)

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