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$48.5BCURRENT US$
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-0.32%CURRENT US$
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41.6%CURRENT US$
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-8.97%CURRENT US$
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$32,094CURRENT US$
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About

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.

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.

Comparison: In 2023,  Tunisia ranked 56 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.13), and 74 in total exports ($23.1B). That same year, Saudi Arabia ranked 36 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.76), and 26 in total exports ($300B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
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In 2023, 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 2018 to $71.8M in 2023.

In 2018, 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 2023 to $250M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Tunisia Exports

Saudi Arabia Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Tunisia - Saudi Arabia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, 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).

During 2018, 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).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Tunisia Saudi Arabia+$6.25kTelephones
Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Tunisia+$8.89kCrude 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 Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Tunisia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Tunisia.

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

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