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Tunisia-China Trade: In 2023, Tunisia exported $211M to China. The main products that Tunisia exported to China were Non-Knit Women's Suits ($18M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($13.8M), and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($13.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tunisia to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.45%, from $252M in 2018 to $211M in 2023.

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

China-Tunisia Trade: In 2023, China exported $2.58B to Tunisia. The main products that China exported to Tunisia were Hot-Rolled Iron ($183M), Computers ($101M), and Integrated Circuits ($99.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Tunisia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.25%, from $2.2B in 2018 to $2.58B in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, Tunisia ranked 56 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.13), and 74 in total exports ($23.1B). That same year, China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T).

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In 2023, Tunisia exported $211M to China. The main products exported from Tunisia to China were Non-Knit Women's Suits ($18M), Non-Knit Men's Suits ($13.8M), and Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($13.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tunisia to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.45%, from $252M in 2018 to $211M in 2023.

In 2018, China exported $2.58B to Tunisia. The main products exported from China to Tunisia were Hot-Rolled Iron ($183M), Computers ($101M), and Integrated Circuits ($99.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Tunisia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.25%, from $2.2B in 2023 to $2.58B in 2018.

Exports from Tunisia () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Tunisia () (2023)

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Trade between Tunisia () and China ()

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Tunisia
Top DestinationFrance$5.19B

China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B

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

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Tunisia than from China.

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Tunisia included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

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

Comparative Advantage Tunisia - China

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

During 2023, Tunisia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Textiles ($81.6M), Machines ($70M), and Metals ($16.1M).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with Tunisia in the exports of Machines ($1.14B), Metals ($450M), and Textiles ($273M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Tunisia China+$30.3MInsulated Wire

Top Product Potential China Tunisia+$78MTelephones

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

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

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Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Tunisia () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Tunisia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Tunisia () and China ()

Tunisia Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Tunisia - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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