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About

Saudi Arabia-Tunisia Trade: In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $250M to Tunisia. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Tunisia were Ethylene Polymers ($78.3M), Refined Petroleum ($33.5M), and Propylene Polymers ($31.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Tunisia have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.5%, from $270M in 2018 to $250M in 2023.

In 2023, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Tunisia.

Tunisia-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2023, Tunisia exported $71.8M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Tunisia exported to Saudi Arabia were Packaged Medicaments ($12.2M), Pure Olive Oil ($10.8M), and Phosphinates (hypophosphites) and phosphonates (phosphites) ($5.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.3%,  from $76.7M in 2018 to $71.8M in 2023.

In 2023, Tunisia did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Comparison: In 2023,  Saudi Arabia ranked 36 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.76), and 26 in total exports ($300B). 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, Saudi Arabia exported $250M to Tunisia. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Tunisia were Ethylene Polymers ($78.3M), Refined Petroleum ($33.5M), and Propylene Polymers ($31.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Tunisia have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.5%, from $270M in 2018 to $250M in 2023.

In 2018, Tunisia exported $71.8M to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Tunisia to Saudi Arabia were Packaged Medicaments ($12.2M), Pure Olive Oil ($10.8M), and Phosphinates (hypophosphites) and phosphonates (phosphites) ($5.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.3%, from $76.7M in 2023 to $71.8M in 2018.

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Tunisia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Tunisia (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Tunisia (Flag)

Saudi Arabia Exports

Tunisia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$64.4B
Tunisia
Top Destination
France$5.19B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Tunisia included China ($64.4B), Japan ($34.7B), and India ($34.8B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Tunisia than Saudi Arabia included Libya ($847M), Germany ($3.09B), and Slovakia ($267M).

Difference in imports from Tunisia (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Tunisia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Tunisia in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($164M), Mineral Products ($33.5M), and Chemical Products ($17.4M).

During 2018, Tunisia had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Chemical Products ($18.3M), Machines ($14.5M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($11.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Tunisia+$8.89kCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential Tunisia Saudi Arabia+$6.25kTelephones

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

Product Space of Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Tunisia (Flag) (2023)

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