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About

Russia-Tunisia Trade: In 2023, Russia exported $2.12B to Tunisia. The main products that Russia exported to Tunisia were Refined Petroleum ($1.29B), Crude Petroleum ($279M), and Semi-Finished Iron ($185M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to Tunisia have increased at an annualized rate of 21.9%, from $785M in 2018 to $2.12B in 2023.

In 2020, Russia exported services to Tunisia worth $5.89M, with Travel ($4.12M), Communications services ($632k), and Other business services ($396k) being the largest in terms of value.

Tunisia-Russia Trade: In 2023, Tunisia exported $17M to Russia. The main products that Tunisia exported to Russia were Tropical Fruits ($6.98M), Centrifuges ($3.07M), and Cellulose Fibers Paper ($2.42M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 34%,  from $135M in 2018 to $17M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Russia ranked 50 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.3), and 18 in total exports ($394B). 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, Russia exported $2.12B to Tunisia. The main products exported from Russia to Tunisia were Refined Petroleum ($1.29B), Crude Petroleum ($279M), and Semi-Finished Iron ($185M). During the last 5 years the exports of Russia to Tunisia have increased at an annualized rate of 21.9%, from $785M in 2018 to $2.12B in 2023.

In 2018, Tunisia exported $17M to Russia. The main products exported from Tunisia to Russia were Tropical Fruits ($6.98M), Centrifuges ($3.07M), and Cellulose Fibers Paper ($2.42M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 34%, from $135M in 2023 to $17M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Russia
Top Destination
China$129B
Tunisia
Top Destination
France$5.19B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Russia than Tunisia included China ($129B), India ($66.1B), and Turkey ($31B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Tunisia than Russia included France ($5.19B), Libya ($847M), and Algeria ($387M).

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

Comparative Advantage Russia - Tunisia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Russia had a large net trade with Tunisia in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.57B), Vegetable Products ($267M), and Metals ($197M).

During 2018, Tunisia had a large net trade with Russia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($7.09M), Machines ($3.34M), and Paper Goods ($2.66M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Russia Tunisia+$9.25kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Tunisia Russia+$6.89kTelephones

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

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

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