Economic Uncertainty Shadows Tunisia’s New President
An outsider takes over in Tunisia.
Tunisia GDP and Economic Data
Country Report 2017 - Includes Tunisia real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Tunisia economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Tunisia best banks and safest banks are also available.
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International Reserves
USD 6.0 billion (2016)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
Gross Domestic Product - GDP
USD 39.9 billion (2018, estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Intl$ 144.2 billion (2018, estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| 6.7% | 4.2% | 3% | 3.5% | -1.9% | 4% | 2.9% |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | ||
| 3% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 2% | 2.5% |
*Estimate
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
| 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.11% |
*Estimate
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 9.5%
- industry: 23.1%
- services: 60.3%
(2017 estimate)
Inflation
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 6.6% |
*Estimate
Unemployment rate
| 2015 | 2016* | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
| 15.2% | 15.6% | 15.3% | 15.4% | N/A |
*Estimate
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2015 | 2016* | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
| 55.4% | 62.3% | 70.6% | 77% | 74.4% |
*Estimate
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2015 | 2016* | 2017* | 2018* | 2019* |
| -5.3% | -6.2% | -5.9% | -4.6% | -4.4% |
*Estimate
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: B2
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 8.5 billion | USD 8.9 billion | USD 8.3 billion |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
-6.9% (2017 estimate)
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
40.8% (2015)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.09% (2015)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.06% (2015)
Export commodities
Clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment
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Import commodities
Textiles, machinery and equipment, hydrocarbons, chemicals, foodstuffs
Exports - major partners
France 28.5%, Italy 17.2%, Germany 10.9%, Libya 6.1%, Spain 4.2% (2015)
Imports - major partners
France 19.4%, Italy 16.4%, Algeria 8.2%, Germany 7.4%, China 6% (2015)
FDI inflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 1,117 million | USD 1,063 million | USD 1,002 million |
FDI outflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 22 million | USD 22 million | USD 33 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Best countries for doing business
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking: 77 out of 190 countries (2017)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 103 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 76 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 92 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 101 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 118 out of 190 countries
Trading Across Borders: 92 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 106 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 59 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 40 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 58 out of 190 countries
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Global competitiveness ranking
95 out of 138 countries
(2016-2017)
Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 114 / Score: 57.55 (Mostly unfree) (2016)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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Languages
Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce), Berber (Tamazight)
Note: despite having no official status, French plays a major role in the country and is spoken by about two-thirds of the population
Religions
Muslim (official; Sunni) 99.1%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i) 1%
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2016* | 2021* |
| 8.154 million | 9.553 million | 10.547 million | 11.224 million | 11.809 million |
*Estimate
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
| 38% | 51% | 63% | 67% |
Literacy
Total population: 81.8%
Male: 89.6%
Female: 74.2% (2015 est.)
(age 15 and over can read and write)
% of population living on less than $3.10 a day
2.1% (2010)
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)
35.8 (2010)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
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Freedom House rating
Political Rights: 1
Civil Liberties: 3 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed 8.40% Mobile 129.91% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)