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About

Italy-Tunisia Trade: In 2022, Italy exported $3.85B to Tunisia. The main products that Italy exported to Tunisia were Refined Petroleum ($907M), Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($118M), and Insulated Wire ($109M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Tunisia have increased at an annualized rate of 2.14%, from $3.46B in 2017 to $3.85B in 2022.

In 2022, Italy did not export any services to Tunisia.

Tunisia-Italy Trade: In 2022, Tunisia exported $3.45B to Italy. The main products that Tunisia exported to Italy were Insulated Wire ($318M), Pure Olive Oil ($200M), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($157M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 4.76%,  from $2.73B in 2017 to $3.45B in 2022.

In 2004, Tunisia exported services to Italy worth $560M, with Transportation ($267M), Travel ($226M), and Services not allocated ($59.9M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Italy ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 7 in total exports ($634B). That same year, Tunisia ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.2), and 76 in total exports ($21.6B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Italy exported $3.85B to Tunisia. The main products exported from Italy to Tunisia were Refined Petroleum ($907M), Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($118M), and Insulated Wire ($109M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Tunisia have increased at an annualized rate of 2.14%, from $3.46B in 2017 to $3.85B in 2022.

In 2017, Tunisia exported $3.45B to Italy. The main products exported from Tunisia to Italy were Insulated Wire ($318M), Pure Olive Oil ($200M), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($157M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 4.76%, from $2.73B in 2022 to $3.45B in 2017.

Exports from Italy (Flag) to Tunisia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Tunisia (Flag) to Italy (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$78.5B
Tunisia
Top Destination
France$4.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Italy than Tunisia included Germany ($78.5B), United States ($68.2B), and France ($63.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tunisia than Italy included Guinea-Bissau ($4.22M) and Chad ($6.41M).

Difference in imports from Tunisia (Flag) and Italy (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Italy - Tunisia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Italy had a large net trade with Tunisia in the exports of Mineral Products ($998M), Machines ($790M), and Textiles ($549M).

During 2017, Tunisia had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Machines ($824M), Textiles ($795M), and Footwear and Headwear ($351M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Italy Tunisia+$19.5MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Tunisia Italy+$67.6MCrude 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

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

Product Space of Italy (Flag) and Tunisia (Flag) (2022)

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