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Tunisia-Benin Trade: In 2022, Tunisia exported $18.9M to Benin. The main products that Tunisia exported to Benin were Pasta ($2.41M), Used Clothing ($1.84M), and Unglazed Ceramics ($1.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 13.2%, from $10.2M in 2017 to $18.9M in 2022.

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

Benin-Tunisia Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $4.19k to Tunisia. The main products that Benin exported to Tunisia were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($3.87k), Cars ($266), and Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($53). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Tunisia have decreased at an annualized rate of 19.7%, from $525k in 2017 to $4.19k in 2022.

In 2022, Benin 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, Benin ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 149 in total exports ($1.67B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Tunisia exported $18.9M to Benin. The main products exported from Tunisia to Benin were Pasta ($2.41M), Used Clothing ($1.84M), and Unglazed Ceramics ($1.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tunisia to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 13.2%, from $10.2M in 2017 to $18.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Benin exported $4.19k to Tunisia. The main products exported from Benin to Tunisia were Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($3.87k), Cars ($266), and Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($53). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Tunisia have decreased at an annualized rate of 19.7%, from $525k in 2022 to $4.19k in 2017.

Exports from Tunisia () to Benin () (2022)

Exports from Benin () to Tunisia () (2022)

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Trade between Tunisia () and Benin ()

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Tunisia
Top DestinationFrance$4.8B

Benin
Top DestinationIndia$448M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tunisia than Benin included France ($4.8B), Italy ($3.45B), and Germany ($3.01B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Tunisia included Bangladesh ($406M), United Arab Emirates ($382M), and India ($448M).

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

Comparative Advantage Tunisia - Benin

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

During 2022, Tunisia had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Machines ($3.64M), Foodstuffs ($3.24M), and Stone And Glass ($2.57M).

During 2017, Benin had a large net trade with Tunisia in the exports of Machines ($3.87k), Transportation ($266), and Instruments ($53).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Tunisia Benin+$1.19MInsulated Wire

Top Product Potential Benin Tunisia+$3.19kSoybeans

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Tunisia () to Benin () (2022)

Exports from Benin () to Tunisia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Tunisia () and Benin ()

Tunisia Exports

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Tunisia - Benin

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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