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General profile: Tunisia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
12.277 Millions
3.112 TND/US$
52 934 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 155 360 km²
..
1.10 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-0.2 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
10 494
16 427
14 073
19 943
Merchandise imports
13 177
22 215
20 221
26 027
Merchandise trade balance
-2 683
-5 789
-6 148
-6 084
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
2 %2 %78 %78 %8 %8 %13 %13 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
4 9293 8932 6951 1369744 9293 8932 6951 136974
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
3 877
5 632
3 294
(e) 11 107
Services imports
2 106
3 234
3 076
(e) 3 955
Services trade balance
1 770
2 397
218
(e) 7 152
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
29.3
27.3
26.9
(e) 17.8
Travel
55.3
47.0
41.9
(e) 25.5
Other services
15.4
25.7
31.2
(e) 13.8
TRADE INDICES
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9796909091969795981001071091071111181121371221029289869399969697101100109109104108108112118115111
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+1.1 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
32 272
44 051
45 779
52 934
GDP per capita, current US$
3 147
4 092
4 015
4 312
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
3.49
3.51
2.36
1.10
Current account balance, % of GDP
-0.93
-4.78
-8.57
(e) -1.67
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.297
1.431
1.962
3.112
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
78.020.613.551.158.178.020.613.551.158.1
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
783.09
1 512.51
1 002.74
936.46
FDI outflows
12.33
74.05
31.10
45.70
Personal remittances, % of GDP
4.32
4.68
4.31
6.41
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
3 390.62 872.12 806.62 967.22 280.61 789.31 698.91 890.31 821.21 971.42 346.62 290.52 265.72 004.52 063.31 964.51 977.01 715.81 510.01 392.71 431.41 250.31 070.3927.1796.09367727146606528451 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
2024
Balance, % of GDP
-0.60
-4.94
-10.67
(e) -4.86
Balance, % of imports
-1.31
-8.98
-21.96
(e) -11.37
Normalized balance
-0.007
-0.047
-0.123
(e) -0.060
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
81896961757695868797101105104105941151049491
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% 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 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
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
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
1.98
6.42
5.40
-
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.49
6.20
5.50
-
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
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.
u
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
***
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: 02 December 2025