# Tunisia Import Demand Profile: Data, Sectors & Suppliers | Yugalinks

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Explore import demand for Tunisia with OECD trade data: sectors, suppliers, economy context, and trade history.

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## Tunisia import demand overview

In 2024, Tunisia recorded $25.3B in reported imports. Electrical machinery was the largest displayed import sector by value.

## Country snapshot

| Measure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Latest imports | $25.3B |
| Import growth | +9.1% |
| Population | 12.3M |
| GDP per capita | $4.2K |
| Trade openness | 77.9% |

## Import sectors

| Rank | HS2 | Sector | Imports | Share | Import partners | Active HS6 |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | 85 | Electrical machinery | $3.3B | 13% | 120 | 260 |
| 2 | 62 | Non-knitted clothing | $179.5M | 0.7% | 85 | 112 |
| 3 | 15 | Animal and vegetable fats | $254.8M | 1% | 50 | 48 |
| 4 | 27 | Mineral fuels | $4.6B | 18.2% | 69 | 36 |
| 5 | 84 | Machinery | $1.9B | 7.6% | 116 | 504 |
| 6 | 61 | Knitted clothing | $104.0M | 0.4% | 74 | 106 |
| 7 | 90 | Optical and medical instruments | $506.2M | 2% | 99 | 142 |
| 8 | 39 | Plastics | $1.6B | 6.4% | 99 | 129 |
| 9 | 87 | Vehicles | $1.6B | 6.2% | 87 | 87 |
| 10 | 64 | Footwear | $171.3M | 0.7% | 51 | 25 |

## Import history

| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
| ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $7.0B | $5.1B | -$1.9B |
| 1996 | $6.9B | $5.2B | -$1.8B |
| 1997 | $7.2B | $5.2B | -$2.1B |
| 1998 | $7.8B | $5.4B | -$2.4B |
| 1999 | $8.2B | $6.0B | -$2.3B |
| 2000 | $8.5B | $5.9B | -$2.5B |
| 2001 | $9.0B | $6.5B | -$2.6B |
| 2002 | $9.1B | $6.8B | -$2.3B |
| 2003 | $10.5B | $8.0B | -$2.6B |
| 2004 | $12.4B | $9.6B | -$2.8B |
| 2005 | $12.9B | $10.3B | -$2.6B |
| 2006 | $14.8B | $11.8B | -$3.0B |
| 2007 | $18.4B | $15.1B | -$3.3B |
| 2008 | $23.5B | $18.9B | -$4.6B |
| 2009 | $18.6B | $15.0B | -$3.6B |
| 2010 | $21.4B | $16.9B | -$4.5B |
| 2011 | $23.3B | $17.8B | -$5.5B |
| 2012 | $23.5B | $17.1B | -$6.4B |
| 2013 | $24.2B | $17.1B | -$7.1B |
| 2014 | $24.0B | $16.9B | -$7.1B |
| 2015 | $19.5B | $14.3B | -$5.3B |
| 2016 | $18.7B | $13.9B | -$4.8B |
| 2017 | $20.0B | $14.5B | -$5.5B |
| 2018 | $22.1B | $16.3B | -$5.9B |
| 2019 | $20.5B | $15.4B | -$5.1B |
| 2020 | $17.8B | $14.1B | -$3.7B |
| 2021 | $22.2B | $17.2B | -$5.1B |
| 2022 | $25.5B | $19.5B | -$6.0B |
| 2023 | $23.1B | $20.9B | -$2.2B |
| 2024 | $25.3B | $21.0B | -$4.3B |

## Data coverage

- Country: **Tunisia (TUN)**
- Coverage: **1995-2024**
- Publisher: [Yugalinks](https://www.yugalinks.com/)

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.