Country export capability

Tunisia
export capability

A reported view of Tunisia's export scale, destination network, sector breadth, trade history, and market-access context. Use the indicators together; no single measure describes export readiness on its own.

TUN1995-2024 coverage270 active partner marketsMacro trend resilient
Latest exports$21.0B2024 reported value
Latest imports$25.3B2024 reported value
Trade balance-$4.3BExports minus imports
Export growth+0.4%Latest year-on-year change
Active partners270Latest reported markets

Country export profile overview

Tunisia export data in one research view

This profile brings together export performance, trade balance, destination markets, HS2 sectors, partner breadth, history, and market-access context for country export research.

Export scale and balance

Start with the latest reported trade position

In 2024, Tunisia recorded $21.0B in exports and $25.3B in imports. The resulting -$4.3B trade balance gives the latest country-level position a clear context.

Exports changed +0.4% year on year and show a calculated +6.9% three-year CAGR. CAGR is an annualized comparison of reported values, not a forecast.

Markets and sectors

See where export value is concentrated

France received $5.0B in reported exports, representing 23.6% of the latest country total. Electrical machinery was the largest displayed HS2 export sector at $5.3B and 25.2% of exports.

The visible page highlights five leading destinations and five leading HS2 sectors, while the complete structured files retain every row supplied for this sample.

History and coverage

Read today's number against the long series

The country series covers 1995 through 2024, with 30 observed annual rows. That longer view helps separate a single-year movement from the broader export trend.

Partner counts, tariff context, concentration, exposure shares, and momentum are supporting indicators calculated from available trade observations. Missing values remain unavailable rather than estimated.

Economy and structure

The context around Tunisia's export base

Macroeconomic and structural indicators add context to merchandise trade scale. They describe the country environment; they do not predict company performance or future exports.

GDP$51.3B2024 macro context
GDP per capita$4.2KCurrent-dollar GDP
Population12.3MReported population
Labor force4.2KReported labor force
Investment rate23.2%National investment rate
Savings rate10.2%National savings rate
Trade openness77.9%Exports + imports / GDP
Exports / GDP35.4%Merchandise exports / GDP
Secondary education64.2%Education context
Tertiary education20%Education context

Market signals

Where to look more closely next

Route-level risk and emerging-corridor signals for further research. These are calculated indicators, not forecasts.

Destination risk contextAll covered routes
Destination risk context for Tunisia
DestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
Switzerland, LiechtensteinCHECritical attention65%40.8%1.5%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
BangladeshBGDCritical attention100%57.2%67.3%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
United KingdomGBRWatch18%27.9%Not reportedVolatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
TurkeyTURHigh attention36.4%25.3%9%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
LibyaLBYHigh attention81.6%24.9%17.1%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
IndiaINDWatch10.3%52.1%51.9%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
EgyptEGYCritical attention36.1%24.5%29%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
FranceFRAWatch13.5%29.6%1.6%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
ItalyITAWatch17.3%26.2%1.6%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
ChinaCHNHigh attention80.3%7.8%30.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction

Full route coverage is retained. High attention means the route deserves closer product and access review.

Market opportunity signals

Product-market combinations worth investigating

All returned rows use buyer demand, exporter position, and calculated addressable-value fields. They are research signals, not forecasts.

Addressable-value signalsAll returned rows
Market opportunity signals for Tunisia
RankMarket and productBuyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareDemand signal
1ChinaHS6 260111 · Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated$111.0B$119.1B0%Growing -2.6%
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$165.0B$115.5B0%Growing +1.1%
3ChinaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$291.6B$98.7B0%Growing -6.7%
4ChinaHS6 854231 · Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$158.0B$93.1B0%Growing +10.5%
5IndiaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$130.1B$73.0B0%Accelerating -0.5%
6ChinaHS6 854232 · Electronic integrated circuits: memories$80.6B$65.7B0%Declining +20.6%
7ChinaHS6 854239 · Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$81.8B$61.4B0%Growing +4%
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$53.9B$53.8B0%Accelerating -8.8%

Addressable value is a calculated field. Validate product, buyer, tariff, and route conditions before commercial decisions.

Detailed export portfolioHS4 lines beneath the leading sectorsOpen the detailed four-digit export table for Tunisia.
All HS4 export lines2024 ranking
Top HS4 export lines for Tunisia
RankHS4Parent HS2 sectorExportsShareActive HS6
18544HS4 detail codeElectrical machinery (85) ↗$2.9B13.6%8
21509HS4 detail codeAnimal and vegetable fats (15) ↗$1.4B6.8%2
36203HS4 detail codeNon-knitted clothing (62) ↗$800.5M3.8%14
42710HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$731.3M3.5%5
58708HS4 detail codeVehicles (87) ↗$656.8M3.1%14
62709HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$569.9M2.7%1
78536HS4 detail codeElectrical machinery (85) ↗$528.5M2.5%10
86204HS4 detail codeNon-knitted clothing (62) ↗$476.1M2.3%25
93926HS4 detail codePlastics (39) ↗$439.5M2.1%5
106211HS4 detail codeNon-knitted clothing (62) ↗$403.8M1.9%9
118803HS4 detail codeAircraft (88) ↗$346.4M1.6%4
126403HS4 detail codeFootwear (64) ↗$327.8M1.6%8

HS4 values are reported observations. The hierarchy is preserved; no missing descriptions are inferred.

The country export read

Tunisia combines $21.0B in exports with a broad partner network.

In 2024, Tunisia recorded $21.0B in reported exports and $25.3B in imports, producing a reported trade deficit of $4.3B. Exports changed +0.4% year on year and +6.9% annualized over three years. Electrical machinery (HS2 85) was the largest displayed export sector by value.

Destination network

Where Tunisia exports move

All returned destination lanes ranked by latest reported export value. Share is calculated against the country total. Review sources ↗

Latest reported destination lanesAll returned · 2024
Leading export destinations for Tunisia
RankDestinationLatest exportsShareYear-on-year3-year CAGR
1FranceFRA$5.0B23.6%+4.6%+4.3%
2ItalyITA$3.6B17.2%-0.9%+6.2%
3GermanyDEU$2.7B12.8%-1.4%+8.4%
4SpainESP$1.1B5.2%+8.6%+16.8%
5USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$906.6M4.3%+19.7%+14.2%
6LibyaLBY$764.3M3.6%-2.9%+8%
7United KingdomGBR$598.6M2.9%+1.5%+33%
8AlgeriaDZA$389.4M1.9%+53%+13%
9ChinaCHN$377.1M1.8%+155.5%+24%
10NetherlandsNLD$302.2M1.4%+3%-1%

Destination values are reported country-to-country observations. Full returned rows remain in the downloads.

Trade history

A long view of export scale

Latest twelve years from the 30-year reported country series. Context, not a forecast.

Reported exports by year

2013
$17.1B
2014
$16.9B
2015
$14.3B
2016
$13.9B
2017
$14.5B
2018
$16.3B
2019
$15.4B
2020
$14.1B
2021
$17.2B
2022
$19.5B
2023
$20.9B
2024
$21.0B

Partner network

Scale is only one part of export capability

Partner breadth, distance, agreements, and tariffs add context to reported exports.

FTA partner markets47Reported count
WTO partner markets169Reported count
EU partner markets28Reported count
Shared-border partners2Country context
Shared-language partners61Country context
Average partner distance6,538 kmCalculated average
Partners with FTA17.4%Calculated share
Applied tariff context0.1%Calculated average
MFN tariff context0.1%Calculated average
Tariff advantage+0.1 ppPreferential vs MFN

Exposure context

Signals to examine alongside export scale

Calculated or classified route and country context. Not predictions or recommendations.

Attention share20.8%

Covered value under attention

Critical share1.4%

Covered value marked critical

Below historical peak23.2%

Distance below route peaks

FTA-covered exports84.9%

Covered value with FTA context

Weighted tariff context0.1%

Export-weighted tariff

Macro contextMacro trend resilient

Primary attention driver: High trade volatility.

Momentum score2.4

History-based indicator

Partner concentration1,109.2

Partner HHI

Product concentration171

Product HHI

Country attention level: Watch. Missing fields remain unavailable.

Complete country valuesOpen the full profile evidenceFull history, sectors, HS4, destinations, risk, opportunities, and source fields.

Profile fields

Year2,024
Country Iso3TUN
Exports Usd$21.0B
Imports Usd$25.3B
Trade Balance Usd-$4.3B
Yoy Exports Growth Pct0.4%
Yoy Imports Growth Pct9.1%
Exports Cagr 3y Pct6.9%
Imports Cagr 3y Pct4.4%
Export Partner Hhi1,109.2
Export Product Hhi171
Momentum Score2.4
Risk Score6.4
Gdp Million Usd51,332.29 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Usd$4.2K
Population12,277,109
Labor Force4,161.6
Investment Rate Pct23.2%
Savings Rate Pct10.2%
Secondary Education Pct64.2%
Tertiary Education Pct20%
Total Factor Productivity609
Trade Openness Pct77.9%
Exports Gdp Pct35.4%
Num Active Partners270
Num Fta Partners47
Num Wto Partners169
Num Eu Partners28
Num Shared Border Partners2
Num Shared Language Partners61
Avg Partner Distance Km6,538 km
Avg Partner Gdp Million Usd533,678,518.33 million USD
Avg Partner Gdp Per Capita Usd$15.8
Avg Buyer Biz Entry DaysNot reported
Avg Buyer Biz Entry Cost PctNot reported
Pct Partners With Fta17
Pct Partners Shared Language23
Pct Partners Shared Border1
Avg Applied Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Mfn Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Preferential Tariff Pct0%
Tariff Advantage Pp+0.1 pp
Avg Distance All Partners Km6,530
Num Border Partners50
Num Colonial Partners50
Avg Substitution Elasticity-9.3
Pct Products High Elasticity72
Pct Products Low Elasticity3
Real Market Potential68,820.7
Foreign Market Potential23,286.3

Exposure fields

Country Iso3TUN
All History Lane Count11,028
Current Lane Count6,823
Critical Lane Count8
High Attention Lane Count595
High Volatility Lane Count3,724
Unrecovered Drawdown Lane Count2,729
Declining Demand Lane Count53
Concentrated Market Lane Count2,090
Access Friction Lane Count886
Buyer Macro Weakness Lane Count425
Monitored Exports Current Usd$19.3B
Attention Exports Usd$4.0B
Critical Exports Usd$276.2M
High Volatility Exports Usd$6.9B
Unrecovered Drawdown Exports Usd$3.7B
Non Fta Exports Usd$2.8B
Monitored Attention Share Pct20.8%
Monitored Critical Share Pct1.4%
Fta Covered Exports Share Pct84.9%
Export Weighted Volatility Cv1
Export Weighted Below Peak Pct23.2%
Export Weighted Distance Km2,118 km
Export Weighted Tariff Pct0.1%
Latest Data Year2,024
First Data Year1,995
Country Years Count30
Total Exports Latest Usd$21.0B
Total Imports Latest Usd$25.3B
Trade Balance Latest Usd-$4.3B
Exports Yoy Latest Pct0.4%
Exports Cagr 3y Latest Pct6.9%
Gdp Latest Million Usd51,332.29 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Latest Usd$4.2K
Population Latest12,277,109
Investment Rate Latest Pct23.2%
Savings Rate Latest Pct10.2%
Trade Openness Latest Pct77.9%
Exports Gdp Latest Pct35.4%
Active Partners Latest270
Fta Partners Latest47
Foreign Market Potential Latest23,286.3
Gdp 5y Cagr Pct4.1%
Gdp Per Capita 5y Cagr Pct3.5%
Population 5y Cagr Pct0.7%
Partner Hhi Latest1,109.2
Partner Top1 Share Latest Pct23.6%
Partner Top3 Share Latest Pct53.6%
Partner Hhi All Avg1,501.1
Partner Hhi All Max1,888.2
Product Hhi Latest171
Product Top1 Share Latest Pct7.9%
Product Top3 Share Latest Pct17.5%
Product Hhi All Avg192.8
Product Hhi All Max273
Total Exports Attention Share Pct19%
Total Exports Critical Share Pct1.3%
Attention LevelWatch
Primary Risk DriverHigh trade volatility
Macro Resilience LabelMacro trend resilient

Annual country history

YearExportsImportsTrade balanceExports YoYExports CAGR 3Y
1995$5.1B$7.0B-$1.9BNot reportedNot reported
1996$5.2B$6.9B-$1.8B+2.5%Not reported
1997$5.2B$7.2B-$2.1B+0%Not reported
1998$5.4B$7.8B-$2.4B+4.5%+2.3%
1999$6.0B$8.2B-$2.3B+9.9%+4.7%
2000$5.9B$8.5B-$2.5B-0.3%+4.6%
2001$6.5B$9.0B-$2.6B+8.7%+6%
2002$6.8B$9.1B-$2.3B+5.1%+4.4%
2003$8.0B$10.5B-$2.6B+17.2%+10.2%
2004$9.6B$12.4B-$2.8B+21.1%+14.3%
2005$10.3B$12.9B-$2.6B+7.1%+15%
2006$11.8B$14.8B-$3.0B+14.7%+14.2%
2007$15.1B$18.4B-$3.3B+27.6%+16.1%
2008$18.9B$23.5B-$4.6B+25.1%+22.3%
2009$15.0B$18.6B-$3.6B-20.5%+8.3%
2010$16.9B$21.4B-$4.5B+12.2%+3.7%
2011$17.8B$23.3B-$5.5B+5.4%-2%
2012$17.1B$23.5B-$6.4B-3.6%+4.5%
2013$17.1B$24.2B-$7.1B-0.3%+0.4%
2014$16.9B$24.0B-$7.1B-1%-1.6%
2015$14.3B$19.5B-$5.3B-15.7%-5.9%
2016$13.9B$18.7B-$4.8B-2.8%-6.7%
2017$14.5B$20.0B-$5.5B+4.5%-5.1%
2018$16.3B$22.1B-$5.9B+12.4%+4.5%
2019$15.4B$20.5B-$5.1B-5.1%+3.7%
2020$14.1B$17.8B-$3.7B-8.8%-0.9%
2021$17.2B$22.2B-$5.1B+21.8%+1.8%
2022$19.5B$25.5B-$6.0B+13.5%+8.1%
2023$20.9B$23.1B-$2.2B+7.3%+14.1%
2024$21.0B$25.3B-$4.3B+0.4%+6.9%

Top export sectors

RankHS2SectorExportsShareExport partnersActive HS6
185Electrical machinery$5.3B25.2%155260
262Non-knitted clothing$2.2B10.4%138112
315Animal and vegetable fats$1.6B7.5%11148
427Mineral fuels$1.4B6.6%6836
584Machinery$931.3M4.4%159504
661Knitted clothing$913.3M4.3%129106
790Optical and medical instruments$846.8M4%147142
839Plastics$818.8M3.9%147129
987Vehicles$753.5M3.6%13287
1064Footwear$698.7M3.3%11725

Detailed HS4 export lines

RankHS4Parent HS2ExportsShareActive HS6
18544Electrical machinery (85)$2.9B13.6%8
21509Animal and vegetable fats (15)$1.4B6.8%2
36203Non-knitted clothing (62)$800.5M3.8%14
42710Mineral fuels (27)$731.3M3.5%5
58708Vehicles (87)$656.8M3.1%14
62709Mineral fuels (27)$569.9M2.7%1
78536Electrical machinery (85)$528.5M2.5%10
86204Non-knitted clothing (62)$476.1M2.3%25
93926Plastics (39)$439.5M2.1%5
106211Non-knitted clothing (62)$403.8M1.9%9
118803Aircraft (88)$346.4M1.6%4
126403Footwear (64)$327.8M1.6%8

Top export destinations

RankDestinationISO3ExportsShareYoYCAGR 3Y
1FranceFRA$5.0B23.6%+4.6%+4.3%
2ItalyITA$3.6B17.2%-0.9%+6.2%
3GermanyDEU$2.7B12.8%-1.4%+8.4%
4SpainESP$1.1B5.2%+8.6%+16.8%
5USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$906.6M4.3%+19.7%+14.2%
6LibyaLBY$764.3M3.6%-2.9%+8%
7United KingdomGBR$598.6M2.9%+1.5%+33%
8AlgeriaDZA$389.4M1.9%+53%+13%
9ChinaCHN$377.1M1.8%+155.5%+24%
10NetherlandsNLD$302.2M1.4%+3%-1%

Destination risk context

RankDestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
1Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE)Critical attention65%40.8%1.5%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
2Bangladesh (BGD)Critical attention100%57.2%67.3%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
3United Kingdom (GBR)Watch18%27.9%Not reportedVolatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
4Turkey (TUR)High attention36.4%25.3%9%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
5Libya (LBY)High attention81.6%24.9%17.1%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
6India (IND)Watch10.3%52.1%51.9%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
7Egypt (EGY)Critical attention36.1%24.5%29%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
8France (FRA)Watch13.5%29.6%1.6%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
9Italy (ITA)Watch17.3%26.2%1.6%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
10China (CHN)High attention80.3%7.8%30.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction

Emerging corridor signals

RankDestinationHS6SignalMarket importsCurrent shareStrength
1Angola (AGO)871631new$6.2M1.7%100
2Angola (AGO)380893new$3.8M5.5%100
3Iraq (IRQ)841122new$2.4M81.8%100
4Mexico (MEX)251990new$37.3M1.6%100
5Kenya (KEN)481890new$3.6M3.1%100
6Mali (MLI)291739new$829.9K100%100
7Australia (AUS)283529new$3.8M5.2%100
8Denmark (DNK)283526new$34.2M3.8%100
9United Kingdom (GBR)160510new$10.3M9.7%100
10Australia (AUS)732591new$140.4M0.4%100

Market opportunity signals

RankMarketHS6Buyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareSignal
1China (CHN)260111$111.0B$119.1B0%Growing (-2.6%)
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)270900$165.0B$115.5B0%Growing (+1.1%)
3China (CHN)270900$291.6B$98.7B0%Growing (-6.7%)
4China (CHN)854231$158.0B$93.1B0%Growing (+10.5%)
5India (IND)270900$130.1B$73.0B0%Accelerating (-0.5%)
6China (CHN)854232$80.6B$65.7B0%Declining (+20.6%)
7China (CHN)854239$81.8B$61.4B0%Growing (+4%)
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)851712$53.9B$53.8B0%Accelerating (-8.8%)

How to read this page

Separate reported scale from calculated context.

Reported exports, imports, trade balance, sector rows, destination rows, and annual history describe merchandise trade observations for the stated country and year.

CAGR, shares, concentration measures, tariff context, exposure shares, and momentum are calculated indicators built from the available observations. They help organize research but are not additional reported trade or forecasts.

Coverage runs from 1995 through 2024 for this profile. Missing values are shown as Not reported. Read the full methodology ↗

Reported observations

OECD BIMTS merchandise trade values are the primary series for this view.

Calculated indicators

Growth, share, HHI, tariff, and exposure fields are derived from available reported values.

Coverage limits

Unavailable values remain unavailable. No company sales, shipment records, or forecasts are implied.

Questions about this profile

Tunisia export capability, in context

Short answers for readers comparing country export scale, partner breadth, and calculated trade indicators.

What does the Tunisia export profile measure?

It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for Tunisia.

What is the latest reported export value for Tunisia?

Tunisia recorded $21.0B in reported exports in 2024.

Which markets receive the most exports from Tunisia?

France leads by reported export value at $5.0B in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.

Which sectors lead Tunisia's exports?

Electrical machinery leads by reported value at $5.3B. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.

How many years of Tunisia trade history are available?

This sample contains 30 observed annual rows covering 1995 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.

Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?

No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

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Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.