Tunisia (TUN) and Japan (JPN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Tunisia-Japan Trade: In 2022, Tunisia exported $143M to Japan. The main products that Tunisia exported to Japan were Fish Fillets ($55.9M), Live Fish ($27M), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($6.54M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 9.51%, from $90.7M in 2017 to $143M in 2022.

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

Japan-Tunisia Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $134M to Tunisia. The main products that Japan exported to Tunisia were Cars ($24.1M), Delivery Trucks ($10.3M), and Electrical Capacitors ($9.87M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Tunisia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.68%, from $153M in 2017 to $134M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Tunisia ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.2), and 76 in total exports ($21.6B). That same year, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

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In 2022, Tunisia exported $143M to Japan. The main products exported from Tunisia to Japan were Fish Fillets ($55.9M), Live Fish ($27M), and Non-Knit Men's Suits ($6.54M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 9.51%, from $90.7M in 2017 to $143M in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $134M to Tunisia. The main products exported from Japan to Tunisia were Cars ($24.1M), Delivery Trucks ($10.3M), and Electrical Capacitors ($9.87M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Tunisia have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.68%, from $153M in 2022 to $134M in 2017.

Exports from Tunisia () to Japan () (2022)

Exports from Japan () to Tunisia () (2022)

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Trade between Tunisia () and Japan ()

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Tunisia
Top DestinationFrance$4.8B

Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$137B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tunisia than Japan included Libya ($793M), Algeria ($329M), and Morocco ($351M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Tunisia included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

Difference in imports from Japan () and Tunisia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Tunisia - Japan

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

During 2022, Tunisia had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Animal Products ($84.7M), Textiles ($28.5M), and Machines ($13.2M).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with Tunisia in the exports of Machines ($48.9M), Transportation ($42.6M), and Chemical Products ($10.8M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Tunisia Japan+$12.1MNon-Knit Men's Suits

Top Product Potential Japan Tunisia+$26.3MCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Tunisia () to Japan () (2022)

Exports from Japan () to Tunisia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Tunisia () and Japan ()

Tunisia Exports

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Japan () and Tunisia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Tunisia - Japan

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Tunisia () and Japan () (2022)

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