Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Tunisia in terms of export sales (selling), including France, Italy, and Germany. The second lists top trade partners of Tunisia regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Tunisia.
Tunisia Major Exports
Market Value: 17,476 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | France | 5,336,524 | 30.54 | 66.50 |
| 2 | Italy | 3,864,548 | 22.11 | 57.64 |
| 3 | Germany | 1,281,584 | 7.33 | 44.34 |
| 4 | Spain | 912,360 | 5.22 | 55.67 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 862,473 | 4.94 | 209.75 |
| 6 | Libya | 762,135 | 4.36 | 119.30 |
| 7 | India | 589,430 | 3.37 | 586.03 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 439,769 | 2.52 | 1,016.48 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 393,424 | 2.25 | 84.33 |
| 10 | Belgium | 392,581 | 2.25 | 36.16 |
| 11 | Algeria | 336,949 | 1.93 | 209.41 |
| 12 | United States | 305,566 | 1.75 | 165.07 |
| 13 | Turkey | 300,376 | 1.72 | 248.22 |
| 14 | Iran | 233,914 | 1.34 | 439.67 |
| 15 | Morocco | 198,000 | 1.13 | 166.63 |
| 16 | Brazil | 184,989 | 1.06 | 184.34 |
| 17 | Egypt | 118,382 | 0.68 | 279.84 |
| 18 | Poland | 80,187 | 0.46 | 527.20 |
| 19 | Japan | 70,623 | 0.40 | 214.06 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 53,592 | 0.31 | 124.16 |
| 21 | Vietnam | 52,414 | 0.30 | 766.75 |
| 22 | China | 49,191 | 0.28 | 92.81 |
| 23 | Sweden | 45,466 | 0.26 | 64.85 |
| 24 | Portugal | 45,133 | 0.26 | 36.64 |
| 25 | Pakistan | 41,121 | 0.24 | 276.31 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 37,429 | 0.21 | 557.09 |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 31,673 | 0.18 | 24,140.22 |
| 28 | Romania | 30,588 | 0.18 | 999.18 |
| 29 | Senegal | 27,970 | 0.16 | 53.70 |
| 30 | Greece | 27,825 | 0.16 | 32.11 |
| 31 | Sudan | 27,423 | 0.16 | 848.43 |
| 32 | Slovakia | 27,163 | 0.16 | 8,640.29 |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 26,454 | 0.15 | 11,647.89 |
| 34 | Philippines | 23,647 | 0.14 | 5,956.47 |
| 35 | Ukraine | 21,570 | 0.12 | 3,678.40 |
| 36 | Russia | 19,328 | 0.11 | 268.74 |
Tunisia Major Imports
Market Value: 20,524 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | France | 4,093,087 | 19.94 | 28.34 |
| 2 | Italy | 3,809,674 | 18.56 | 57.57 |
| 3 | Russia | 1,847,505 | 9.00 | 373.33 |
| 4 | Germany | 1,423,145 | 6.93 | 32.34 |
| 5 | Libya | 1,062,744 | 5.18 | 151.19 |
| 6 | Spain | 721,865 | 3.52 | 7.17 |
| 7 | Algeria | 714,580 | 3.48 | 851.66 |
| 8 | China | 671,065 | 3.27 | 130.55 |
| 9 | Turkey | 614,091 | 2.99 | 90.77 |
| 10 | United States | 608,837 | 2.97 | 68.98 |
| 11 | Ukraine | 512,614 | 2.50 | 181.87 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 327,618 | 1.60 | 18.10 |
| 13 | Belgium | 318,864 | 1.55 | (10.74) |
| 14 | Brazil | 281,530 | 1.37 | 79.77 |
| 15 | Japan | 259,459 | 1.26 | 1.74 |
| 16 | Netherlands | 254,361 | 1.24 | 11.44 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 209,499 | 1.02 | 85.10 |
| 18 | Egypt | 196,240 | 0.96 | 213.66 |
| 19 | India | 155,982 | 0.76 | 42.66 |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 151,991 | 0.74 | 1,804.05 |
| 21 | South Korea | 131,590 | 0.64 | 35.45 |
| 22 | Malta | 122,972 | 0.60 | 1,033.59 |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 120,464 | 0.59 | 275.65 |
| 24 | Sweden | 120,290 | 0.59 | (33.86) |
| 25 | Thailand | 117,331 | 0.57 | 113.50 |
| 26 | Finland | 111,910 | 0.55 | 17.92 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 107,480 | 0.52 | 605.57 |
| 28 | Switzerland | 101,571 | 0.49 | (28.07) |
| 29 | Greece | 99,539 | 0.48 | 62.11 |
| 30 | Kuwait | 98,929 | 0.48 | 420.49 |
| 31 | Indonesia | 95,726 | 0.47 | 555.74 |
| 32 | Romania | 75,158 | 0.37 | 144.05 |
| 33 | Canada | 73,530 | 0.36 | 75.17 |
| 34 | Austria | 70,027 | 0.34 | 40.80 |
| 35 | Morocco | 66,070 | 0.32 | 5.43 |
| 36 | Portugal | 63,930 | 0.31 | (4.54) |