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General profile: Tunisia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
12.200 Millions
..
51 619 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 155 360 km²
9.32 %
1.27 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+7.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
10 494
16 427
14 073
19 985
Merchandise imports
13 177
22 215
20 221
25 485
Merchandise trade balance
-2 683
-5 789
-6 148
-5 499
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
2 %2 %78 %78 %8 %8 %12 %12 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
4 8184 0962 8271 0848874 8184 0962 8271 084887
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
3 877
5 632
3 294
(e) 10 311
Services imports
2 106
3 234
3 076
(e) 3 781
Services trade balance
1 770
2 397
218
(e) 6 530
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
29.3
27.3
26.9
(e) 17.1
Travel
55.3
47.0
41.9
(e) 24.4
Other services
15.4
25.7
31.2
(e) 13.3
TRADE INDICES
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10395949399989699100107109107111118112137122102938895100979797101100109109104108108112118115111
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+1.3 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
32 272
44 051
45 779
51 619
GDP per capita, current US$
3 147
4 092
4 015
4 231
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
3.49
3.51
2.36
1.27
Current account balance, % of GDP
-0.93
-4.78
-8.57
(e) -2.42
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.297
1.431
1.962
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
76.421.315.050.662.976.421.315.050.662.9
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
783.09
1 512.51
1 002.74
767.99
FDI outflows
12.33
74.05
31.10
39.60
Personal remittances, % of GDP
4.32
4.68
4.31
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
3 092.03 083.92 367.42 049.71 902.31 890.31 821.21 971.42 346.62 290.52 265.72 004.52 063.31 964.51 977.01 715.81 510.01 392.71 431.41 250.31 070.3927.1796.07687146606528451 0368818851 0031 0641 1171 6031 1481 5131 6882 7591 6163 308783639584821487779FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Balance, % of GDP
-0.60
-4.94
-10.67
(e) -5.55
Balance, % of imports
-1.31
-8.98
-21.96
(e) -12.90
Normalized balance
-0.007
-0.047
-0.123
(e) -0.069
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
81866961757695868797101105104105941151049491
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 71%Urban 71%Rural 29%Rural 29%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.012 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
133
97
343
279
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
466 210
471 248
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
1.98
6.53
5.41
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.57
6.31
5.60
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 October 2024