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About

Libya-Tunisia Trade: In 2022, Libya exported $168M to Tunisia. The main products that Libya exported to Tunisia were Refined Petroleum ($123M), Semi-Finished Iron ($13.8M), and Petroleum Gas ($7.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Libya to Tunisia have increased at an annualized rate of 35.9%, from $36.1M in 2017 to $168M in 2022.

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

Tunisia-Libya Trade: In 2022, Tunisia exported $793M to Libya. The main products that Tunisia exported to Libya were Cement ($69.5M), Toilet Paper ($45.2M), and Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($43.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Libya have increased at an annualized rate of 15.7%,  from $383M in 2017 to $793M in 2022.

In 2004, Tunisia exported services to Libya worth $258M, with Travel ($183M), Services not allocated ($50.3M), and Transportation ($23.1M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Libya ranked 104 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 67 in total exports ($36B). 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, Libya exported $168M to Tunisia. The main products exported from Libya to Tunisia were Refined Petroleum ($123M), Semi-Finished Iron ($13.8M), and Petroleum Gas ($7.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Libya to Tunisia have increased at an annualized rate of 35.9%, from $36.1M in 2017 to $168M in 2022.

In 2017, Tunisia exported $793M to Libya. The main products exported from Tunisia to Libya were Cement ($69.5M), Toilet Paper ($45.2M), and Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($43.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Libya have increased at an annualized rate of 15.7%, from $383M in 2022 to $793M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Libya (Flag) and Tunisia (Flag)

Tunisia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Libya
Top Destination
Italy$9.26B
Tunisia
Top Destination
France$4.8B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Libya than Tunisia included Italy ($9.26B), Spain ($3.48B), and China ($2.52B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tunisia than Libya included France ($4.8B), Algeria ($329M), and Poland ($327M).

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

Comparative Advantage Libya - Tunisia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Libya had a large net trade with Tunisia in the exports of Mineral Products ($139M), Metals ($20.8M), and Paper Goods ($2.72M).

During 2017, Tunisia had a large net trade with Libya in the exports of Foodstuffs ($183M), Chemical Products ($86.6M), and Machines ($76.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Libya Tunisia+$8.93kCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential Tunisia Libya+$6.81kRefined 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 Libya and Tunisia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Libya indicates it has a comparative advantage over Tunisia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Tunisia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Libya.

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

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