France (FRA) and Tunisia (TUN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

About

France-Tunisia Trade: In 2023, France exported $3B to Tunisia. The main products that France exported to Tunisia were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($142M), Cars ($136M), and Other Plastic Products ($117M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Tunisia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.91%, from $3.47B in 2018 to $3B in 2023.

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

Tunisia-France Trade: In 2023, Tunisia exported $5.19B to France. The main products that Tunisia exported to France were Insulated Wire ($722M), Broadcasting Equipment ($273M), and Other Plastic Products ($228M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tunisia to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.55%, from $5.34B in 2018 to $5.19B in 2023.

In 2004, Tunisia exported services to France worth $973M, with Travel ($445M), Transportation ($261M), and Services not allocated ($229M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). 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

HS2

HS4

HS6

Value

Trade

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

In 2023, France exported $3B to Tunisia. The main products exported from France to Tunisia were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($142M), Cars ($136M), and Other Plastic Products ($117M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Tunisia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.91%, from $3.47B in 2018 to $3B in 2023.

In 2018, Tunisia exported $5.19B to France. The main products exported from Tunisia to France were Insulated Wire ($722M), Broadcasting Equipment ($273M), and Other Plastic Products ($228M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tunisia to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.55%, from $5.34B in 2023 to $5.19B in 2018.

Exports from France () to Tunisia () (2023)

Exports from Tunisia () to France () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between France () and Tunisia ()

France Exports

Date

Tunisia Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

Tunisia
Top DestinationFrance$5.19B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Tunisia included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Tunisia than France included Libya ($847M) and Guinea-Bissau ($4.93M).

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

Comparative Advantage France - Tunisia

Flow

Section

HS2

HS4

Scale

Log

Linear

Year

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

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Tunisia in the exports of Machines ($794M), Textiles ($433M), and Chemical Products ($303M).

During 2018, Tunisia had a large net trade with France in the exports of Machines ($1.89B), Textiles ($1.13B), and Instruments ($472M).

Potential Exports

Depth

Section

HS2

HS4

View

Top 20

Top 15

Top 10

Sort By

Highest Potential

Most Saturated

Section

Top Product Potential France Tunisia+$26MCars

Top Product Potential Tunisia France+$48.4MRefined 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.

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Sign Up

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Year

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

About

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from France () to Tunisia () (2023)

Exports from Tunisia () to France () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between France () and Tunisia ()

France Exports

Tunisia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage France - Tunisia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Subscribe today to OEC pro and access the latest data

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Keep Exploring