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Tunisia

Capital: TunisRegion: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanIncome: Lower middle income
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Tunisia's GDP is $60.43B (2026), with a population of 12.3M, and GDP per capita of $4,826. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 2.1%, inflation at 6.1%, government debt at 82.6% of GDP, life expectancy of 76.5 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators. Explore Tunisia's full economic profile with 440+ indicators, interactive charts, and historical data below.

GDP
$60.43B
2026
Population
12.3M
2024
GDP per Capita
$4,826
2026
Life Expectancy
76.5 years
2023
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$60.43B2026
Real GDP Growth (%)2.1%2026
GDP per Capita (USD)$4,8262026
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$193.56B2026
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$15,4562026
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.09%2026
GNI (Current USD)$50.32B2024
GNI per Capita (USD)$3,8802024
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$14,2302024
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)22.6%2024
Services Value Added (% of GDP)62.6%2024
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)9.7%2024
Government Consumption (% of GDP)18.9%2024
Household Consumption (% of GDP)79.5%2024
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)7.9%2024
Gross Savings (% of GNI)5.5%2024
GDP Deflator (%)5.0%2024
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$43,6732024
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)14.8%2024
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)27.6%2022
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$3,2852021
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)-1.4%2021
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-6.3%2024
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)1.55%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.49%2021
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)2.2%2021
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.21%2021
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$11.58B2024

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)6.1%2026
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)82.6%2026
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-5.2%2026
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-3.3%2026
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)7.2%2024
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$9.34B2024
Total Reserves (months of imports)4.52024
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)3.112024
PPP Conversion Factor0.92024
Broad Money (% of GDP)83.2%2024

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Trade (% of GDP)106.3%2024
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)50.0%2024
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)56.3%2024
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$25.67B2024
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$28.90B2024
Merchandise Exports (USD)$19.94B2024
Merchandise Imports (USD)$26.03B2024
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)1.5%2024
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.1%2024
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$759.6M2024
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$3.26B2024
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)6.3%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)7.7%2023
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-1.5%2024
Current Account Balance (USD)$-775.3M2024

External Debt

IndicatorValueYear
External Debt (% of GNI)77.7%2024
External Debt Stocks (USD)$40.46B2024
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)10.9%2024
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$18.02B2024
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$2.03B2024
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)2.6%2023
Net ODA Received (USD)$1.23B2023

Finance

IndicatorValueYear
Domestic Credit by Financial Sector (% of GDP)99.6%2024
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)60.6%2024
Stock Market Capitalization (% of GDP)16.2%2024
Stock Market Capitalization (USD)$8.30B2024
Stock Market Turnover (% of GDP)1.1%2024
Listed Domestic Companies742024
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)37.8%2024
Account Ownership, Female (%)26.6%2024
Account Ownership, Male (%)49.6%2024
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)32.6%2024

Business Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Time to Get Electricity (days)1102024

Private Sector

IndicatorValueYear
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)8.6%2024
Firms with Female Top Manager (%)18.6%2024
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)9.0%2024
Firms Offering Training (%)26.7%2024
Average Firm Age (years)111 years2024
Firms Using Computers (%)42.2%2024

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population12.3M2024
Population Growth (%)0.6%2024
Population Density (per km²)792023
Surface Area (sq km)163,6102023
Land Area (sq km)155,3602023
Urban Population (%)70.4%2024
Urban Population (total)8.6M2024
Rural Population (%)29.6%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth76.5 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male73.9 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female79.1 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.82023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)13.72023
Death Rate (per 1,000)6.12023
Net Migration-14,5232025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)24.0%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)66.4%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)9.5%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)50.5%2024
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)14.3%2024
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)36.2%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)1152023
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)57.62023

Labor

IndicatorValueYear
Total Labor Force4.3M2025
Labor Force Participation (%)45.2%2025
Female Labor Force Participation (%)26.5%2025
Male Labor Force Participation (%)64.9%2025
Unemployment (%)15.1%2025
Female Unemployment (%)20.4%2025
Male Unemployment (%)12.8%2025
Youth Unemployment (%)38.1%2025
Employment in Agriculture (%)12.5%2025
Employment in Industry (%)33.3%2025
Employment in Services (%)54.3%2025
Self-Employed (%)45.4%2023
Vulnerable Employment (%)17.9%2025
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)75.1%2025
Employers (% of total employment)7.0%2025
Labor Force, Female (% of total)30.0%2025
Employment to Population Ratio (%)38.4%2025
Self-Employed (% of total)24.9%2025
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)22.6%2023

Education

IndicatorValueYear
Education Spending (% of GDP)6.7%2023
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)17.3%2025
Adult Literacy Rate (%)86.3%2023
Female Literacy Rate (%)80.1%2023
Male Literacy Rate (%)92.7%2023
Youth Literacy Rate (%)98.2%2023
Primary School Enrollment (%)104.4%2023
Secondary School Enrollment (%)90.3%2016
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)38.1%2023
Primary Completion Rate (%)93.6%2021
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)82.4%2021
Out-of-School Children, Primary14,0152023
Out-of-School Girls, Primary2,8822023
Primary School Teachers84,5962023
Secondary School Teachers89,6442023
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary172018
Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap)27.7%2008
Pupil-Teacher Ratio (Primary)97.32020
Education Spending, Secondary (% of govt)71.6%2015
Education Spending, Tertiary (% of govt)23.9%2015

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Health Spending (% of GDP)8.0%2023
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$3182023
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)4.3%2023
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)37.9%2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people)1.32021
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)2.22021
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)1.82023
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)12.92023
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)8.42023
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)362023
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)12.12023
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)13.72023
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)7.1%2019
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)85.9%2019
Cause of Death, Injury (%)6.9%2019
Measles Immunization (% of children)96.0%2024
DPT Immunization (% of children)97.0%2024
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.12024
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)392024
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)39.5%2022
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)1.6%2022
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)1.82021
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)1.72020
Maternal Deaths602023
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100K)392024
People Living with HIV7,7002024
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (%)97%2024
Measles Immunization Coverage (%)96%2024
Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage (%)97%2024
Physicians (total)122023
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel192023
Dentists (total)23,3712023
Pharmacists (total)2,1322014
Child Wasting (<5 years, %)2.1%2018
Child Underweight (<5 years, %)1.6%2018
Universal Health Coverage Index762023
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)2,0042021
Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, USD)$3182023

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
CO₂ Emissions (tonnes per capita)2.62024
CO₂ Emissions (total kilotonnes)322024
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)9562022
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)1,5952022
Renewable Electricity Output (%)2.8%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)11.6%2021
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2023
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)99.9%2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)24.22020
Forest Area (%)4.6%2023
Forest Area (sq km)7,0732023
Arable Land (%)18.2%2023
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)5.2%2024
Marine Protected Areas (%)1.1%2024
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)96.7%2024
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)98.5%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)62.4%2023
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)1,1522023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)109.52022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)111.52022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)104.52022
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)470,3292023
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)108,1162023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)49.92023
Prevalence of Undernourishment (%)3.0%2023
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)92.1%2022
Cereal Production (metric tons)541,9882023

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Internet Users (%)72.4%2023
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)1342023
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)14.12023
Secure Internet Servers (per million)912.32024
R&D Spending (% of GDP)0.75%2019
Patent Applications, Residents1802018
Patent Applications, Non-Residents2712018
Scientific Journal Articles5,7302022
High-Technology Exports (USD)$1.20B2023
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)4.6%2024
ICT Service Exports (USD)$516.9M2024
Industrial Design Applications, Resident2222019
Researchers in R&D (per million)1,7042022

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Air Transport, Passengers Carried4.1M2023
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)112023
Container Port Traffic (TEU)464,8232022
Rail Lines (total km)1,7772021
Railways, Passengers (million km)6332021
Railways, Goods (million ton-km)4132021
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.572018
Electricity from Oil (%)0.1%2022
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Women in Parliament (%)15.7%2024
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)26.7%2023
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)84.8%2025
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)106.0%2018
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)4.32023
Gender Parity Index, Primary105.502018
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.142016
Gender Parity in Primary Education0.982021

Governance

IndicatorValueYear
Control of Corruption-0.342023
Government Effectiveness-0.32023
Political Stability-0.632023
Regulatory Quality-0.622023
Rule of Law-0.142023
Voice & Accountability-0.212023
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)42.9%2023
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)39.2%2023
Rule of Law (percentile rank)47.6%2023
Political Stability (percentile rank)22.3%2023

Military

IndicatorValueYear
Military Spending (% of GDP)2.5%2024
Military Expenditure (USD)$1.31B2024
Armed Forces Personnel48,0002020
Armed Forces (% of labor force)1.2%2020
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)7.3%2024
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)4.72020

Poverty & Inequality

IndicatorValueYear
Poverty at $2.15/day (%)0.7%2021
Poverty at $3.65/day (%)2.4%2021
Poverty at $6.85/day (%)20.7%2021
Poverty Headcount, National (%)16.6%2021
Gini Index33.72021
Income Share, Top 10%27.0%2021
Income Share, Bottom 10%3.1%2021
Income Share, Top 20%41.6%2021
Income Share, Bottom 20%7.7%2021
Shared Prosperity Premium (%)1.0%2021
Survey Mean Consumption (2017 PPP $ per day)15.892021
Poverty Gap at $2.15/day (%)0.1%2021

Social Protection

IndicatorValueYear
Social Assistance Coverage (%)11.7%2021
Social Protection Coverage (%)11.7%2021
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.522020
Human Capital Index, Female0.542020
Human Capital Index, Male0.502020
Learning-Adjusted Years of School6.5 years2020

Tourism

IndicatorValueYear
International Tourism, Arrivals2.0M2020
International Tourism, Departures739,0002020
Tourism Receipts (USD)$1.01B2020
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$407.0M2020
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)9.0%2020
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$155.0M2020

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Urban Population Growth (%)1.1%2024
Population in Largest City2.5M2025
Population in Largest City (% of urban)29.2%2025
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)20.6%2025
Population in Slums (% of urban)7.6%2022
Rural Population Growth (%)-0.5%2024
Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water (%)65.0%2024
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)79.8%2024

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