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Tunisia — Trade & Compliance

Tunisia's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

10
trade agreements
8
cargo treaties
11.56%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupLower middle income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Tunisia beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1France23.1%
  2. 2Italy16.6%
  3. 3Germany13.4%
  4. 4Spain4.8%
  5. 5USA4.7%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1France12.6%
  2. 2Italy12.3%
  3. 3China11.4%
  4. 4Germany7.8%
  5. 5Algeria7.4%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Electrical machinery27.0%
  2. 2Non-knitted apparel10.7%
  3. 3Animal/vegetable fats & oils7.6%
  4. 4Mineral fuels & oils5.3%
  5. 5Machinery & mechanical appliances4.9%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils17.4%
  2. 2Electrical machinery12.9%
  3. 3Machinery & mechanical appliances7.9%
  4. 4Vehicles6.8%
  5. 5Plastics6.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Libya+3.38pp
  2. 2Algeria+2.33pp
  3. 3USA+0.71pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1France−3.13pp
  2. 2Rep. of Korea−1.30pp
  3. 3Germany−1.09pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Animal/vegetable fats & oils+3.20pp
  2. 2Machinery & mechanical appliances+1.44pp
  3. 3Optical/medical instruments+0.49pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Non-knitted apparel−2.86pp
  2. 2Inorganic chemicals−1.47pp
  3. 3Mineral fuels & oils−1.34pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

United Kingdom - Tunisia2021
FTAGoods
AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement2019
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Seychelles2009
CUGoods
Agadir Agreement2007
FTAGoods
EFTA - Tunisia2005
FTAGoods
Türkiye - Tunisia2005
FTAGoods
EU - Tunisia1998
FTAGoods
Pan-Arab Free Trade Area (PAFTA)1998
FTAGoods
Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)1989
PSAGoods
Protocol on Trade Negotiations (PTN)1973
PSAGoods
World Bank DTA · 10 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1963176 ratifications
  • Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 197490 ratifications
  • Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 197487 ratifications
  • Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 197480 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 14 November 1975
    Party · 197779 ratifications
  • International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods. Geneva, 21 October 1982
    Party · 200958 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on Containers, 1972. Geneva, 2 December 1972
    Party · 200942 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 8 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
TND
Tunisian Dinar
ISO numeric 7883 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
11.56%
simple average (2016)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the UN list
3
UN Security Council Consolidated List
On the EU list
52
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeTHE ORGANIZATION OF AL-QAIDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREBTUNISIAN COMBATANT GROUPMohamed Ben Belkacem AouadiMohamed Ben Belgacem Awani

55 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures listsfull lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Tomatoes
1.4M t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
phosphate rock
3.1M tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
114.1K terajoules
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 127 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Security Council Consolidated Listthe UN Security Council Consolidated List
UN — open
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse
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