Analysis of Agri-Food Trade Structures
To Promote Agri-Food Trade Networks
In the Islamic Countries
104
Figure 44: Trade with OIC and Non-OIC Partners, Million USD
Source: UN Comtrade.
Going into further details for the geographical relations, it is clear that geographical distance
seems to be a significant determinant for exports. After Italy, the Libyan market is the second
largest destination for Tunisian exports, with on average 17.6% of the value of exports. Morocco
and Algeria are also important, for exports (ranked respectively 6th and 7th and accounting for
6.5% of total exports together). As for the origin of Tunisian imports, geographical and cultural
proximity do not account. Remote countries (Brazil, United States and Argentina) are among the
top providers while none of the OIC countries is ranked among the top ten.
0
200
400
600
800
1.000
Exports OIC countries Imports OIC countries
0
500
1.000
1.500
2.000
2.500
3.000
Exports Non-OIC countries Imports Non-OIC countries