U.S. trade with Tunisia fell 5.96 percent through August

Tunisia’s trade with the United States decreased to $1.07 B through the first eight months of 2025, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 5.96 percent below its total trade during the same time period last year ago. U.S. exports to Tunisia increased 27.15 percent while U.S. imports from Tunisia fell 17.19 percent. The U.S. deficit with Tunisia was $336.38 M.

Through August, the top five among the nation’s airports, seaports and border crossings were No. 1 Port of Newark; No. 2 Port of Houston; No. 3 Port of Baltimore, MD; No. 4 Port of Savannah, GA; and No. 5 Port of Virginia. During the same period the previous year, the top five were No. 1 Port of Newark; No. 2 Port of Virginia; No. 3 Port of Baltimore, MD; No. 4 Port of Savannah, GA and No. 5 Port of Houston. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 43.43 percent of Tunisia’s U.S. trade.

Among those top five:

• Trade with No.1 Port of Newark fell 43.83 percent to $153.37 million.
  Exports fell 48.82 percent to $2.01 million. Imports fell 43.76 percent to $151.36 million.
• Trade with No.2 Port of Houston rose 70.63 percent to $97.79 million.
  Exports rose 72.7 percent to $60.88 million. Imports rose 67.32 percent to $36.9 million.
• Trade with No.3 Port of Baltimore, MD fell 11.55 percent to $91.37 million.
  Exports rose 278.87 percent to $4.9 million. Imports fell 15.23 percent to $86.47 million.
• Trade with No.4 Port of Savannah, GA fell 11.45 percent to $67.04 million.
  Exports fell 41.22 percent to $21.54 million. Imports rose 16.47 percent to $45.5 million.
• Trade with No.5 Port of Virginia fell 47.99 percent to $54.28 million.
  Exports fell 63.92 percent to $24.56 million. Imports fell 18.12 percent to $29.72 million.

Tunisia ranked No. 96 among the United States’ top trade partners through the current period. In the same period one year ago, it ranked No. 91.

Meanwhile, total U.S. trade with the world increased to $3.75 T, up 6.87 percent compared to the same period last year. The nation’s exports climbed 3.86 percent to $1.43 T; imports climbed 8.81 percent to $2.32 T. The nation’s top five countries so far this year, by value, are Mexico; Canada; China; Switzerland and Germany. The overall trade deficit was $892.21 B, up compared to the same period of last year when the deficit was $757.53 B.

The top five U.S. exports to Tunisia by value through August were the categories of Corn; Plastics; Soybean oilcake; Polymers of vinyl chloride; and Soybeans, respectively. They accounted for 38.84 percent of total exports to Tunisia.

The value of the top five categories of U.S. imports from Tunisia –– Olive oil; Insulated wire, cable; Electrical supplies <1000V; Aircraft engines, parts; and Women's or girls' suits, not knit –– accounted for 53.92 percent of all inbound shipments.

Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Tunisia:

• Corn totaled $55 million. The previous year, there were no export in this category.
• Plastics rose 80.46 percent compared to last year to $30.52 million.
• Soybean oilcake rose 20892 percent compared to last year to $25.19 million.
• Polymers of vinyl chloride rose 0.32 percent compared to last year to $18.57 million.
• Soybeans fell 57.27 percent compared to last year to $12.82 million.

Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Tunisia:

• Olive oil fell 27.76 percent compared to last year to $277.66 million.
• Insulated wire, cable rose 33.37 percent compared to last year to $41.12 million.
• Electrical supplies <1000V rose 8.41 percent compared to last year to $25.96 million.
• Aircraft engines, parts fell 4.91 percent compared to last year to $17.37 million.
• Women's or girls' suits, not knit rose 14.91 percent compared to last year to $16.53 million.

In the latest annual figures available, Tunisia recorded $1.63 B in trade with the United States. Total U.S. exports to Tunisia were $ 503.59 M and imports from Tunisia were $1.12 B. The U.S. deficit with Tunisia was $619.63 M.