Trade between Russia and Tunisia in 2021 based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Report on foreign trade between Russia and Tunisia in 2021: trade turnover, exports, imports, structure, goods, dynamics.
Trade turnover between Russia and Tunisia
In 2021, Russia's trade turnover with Tunisia amounted to $478,929,430, a decrease of 3.32% ($16,463,400) compared to 2020.
Russia's exports to Tunisia in 2021 amounted to 333,024,988 US dollars, a decrease of 10.12% (37,501,830 US dollars) compared to 2020.
Russia's imports from Tunisia in 2021 amounted to US$ 145,904,442, an increase of 16.85% (US$ 21,038,430) compared to 2020.
The trade balance of Russia with Tunisia in 2021 was positive in the amount of $187,120,546. Compared to 2020, the surplus decreased by 23.83% (58,540,260 US dollars).
Tunisia's share in Russia's foreign trade turnover in 2021 was 0.0610% against 0.0872% in 2020. Tunisia ranked 83rd in terms of its share in the Russian trade turnover in 2021 (78th in 2020).
Tunisia's share in Russia's exports in 2021 was 0.0677% against 0.1101% in 2020. Tunisia ranked 80th in terms of its share in Russian exports in 2021 (69th in 2020).
The share of Tunisia in Russia's imports in 2021 was 0.0497% against 0.0540% in 2020. In terms of the share of Russian imports in 2021, Tunisia ranked 80th (in 2020 – also 80th).
In the structure of Russia's exports to Tunisia in 2021 (and in 2020), the main share of deliveries fell on the following types of goods:
• Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 46.53% of the total volume of Russian exports to Tunisia (in 2020 – 22.79%);
• Chemical industry products (HS codes 28-40) - 26.05% of Russia's total exports to Tunisia (in 2020 – 12.29%);
• Metals and products made from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.56% of the total volume of Russian exports to Tunisia (in 2020 – 25.41%);
• Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.94% of the total volume of Russian exports to Tunisia (in 2020 – 37.58%);
• Wood and pulp and paper products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.70% of Russia's total exports to Tunisia (in 2020 – 1.64%).
The largest increase in Russia's exports to Tunisia in 2021 compared to 2020 was recorded for the following commodity groups:
• Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $47,545,680;
• Products of inorganic chemistry; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, rare earth metals, radioactive elements or isotopes (HS Code 28) - an increase of $17,586,006;
• Fats and oils of animal or vegetable origin and their breakdown products; prepared edible fats; waxes of animal or vegetable origin (HS code 15) - an increase of 10,615,657 US dollars;
• Salt; sulfur; earth and stone; plaster materials, lime and cement (HS Code 25) - an increase of $7,391,209;
• Fertilizers (HS Code 31) - an increase of $7,113,461;
• Pharmaceutical products (HS Code 30) - an increase of $4,995,234;
• Mass of wood or other fibrous cellulose materials; regenerated paper or cardboard (waste paper and waste) (HS Code 47) - an increase of $4192,998;
• Organic Chemical Compounds (HS Code 29) - an increase of $3,492,963;
• Aluminum and its products (HS Code 76) - an increase of $2,317,402;
• Wood and wood products; charcoal (HS Code 44) - an increase of 1,401,901 US dollars.
The largest reduction in Russia's exports to Tunisia in 2021 compared to 2020 was recorded for the following commodity groups:
• Mineral fuel, oil and their distillation products; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS Code 27) - a reduction of 128,413,032 US dollars;
• Ferrous metals (HS Code 72) - reduction by $42,135,910.
In the structure of Russia's imports from Tunisia in 2021 (and in 2020), the main share of deliveries fell on the following types of goods:
• Textiles and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 55.87% of the total volume of Russian imports from Tunisia (in 2020 – 57.21%);
• Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 22.86% of the total volume of Russian imports from Tunisia (in 2020 – 18.23%);
• Chemical industry products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.36% of Russia's total imports from Tunisia (in 2020 – 11.69%);
• Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.95% of the total volume of Russian imports from Tunisia (in 2020 – 10.24%).
The largest increase in Russian imports from Tunisia in 2021 compared to 2020 was recorded for the following commodity groups:
• Plastics and products made of them (HS Code 39) - an increase of 7,632,795 US dollars;
• Electrical machines and equipment, their parts; sound recording and reproducing equipment, equipment for recording and reproducing television images and sound, their parts and accessories (HS code 85) - an increase of $6,944,787;
• Items of clothing and clothing accessories, except knitted or crocheted (HS Code 62) - an increase of 5,548,540 US dollars;
• Garments and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS Code 61) - an increase of $4,612,710;
• Nuclear reactors, boilers, equipment and mechanical devices; their parts (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,881,356;
• Fish and crustaceans, mollusks and other aquatic invertebrates (HS Code 03) - an increase of $499,873;
• Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, control, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; their parts and accessories (HS Code 90) - an increase of 466,191 US dollars.
The largest reduction in Russian imports from Tunisia in 2021 compared to 2020 was recorded for the following commodity groups:
• Products of inorganic chemistry; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, rare earth metals, radioactive elements or isotopes (HS Code 28) - a reduction of 5,589,810 US dollars;
• Vegetables and Some Edible root Crops and Tubers (HS Code 07) - a reduction of $1,141,143;
• Edible fruits and nuts; citrus fruit peel or melon peel (HS Code 08) - a reduction of $867,986;
• Copper and its products (HS Code 74) - a reduction of 648,095 US dollars;
• Shoes, gaiters and similar products; their details (HS Code 64) - a reduction of 473,055 US dollaes.
