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Tunisia

Lower-middle income  ·  Import-dependent economy  ·  Data availability: good

A diversified small economy — tourism, textiles, agriculture, phosphates, and a European-oriented manufacturing base — under chronic fiscal strain and high unemployment, particularly among graduates.

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Policy reform

The cabinet approved draft 2027 finance and economic-balance bills and targeted tax relief

Oct 14, 2026 · Presidency of the Government of Tunisia

Vitals

Core figures — the latest value each source holds, the previous reading and the bloc median.

GDP
$57.5B
as of 2025
up from $51.4B (2024)
Maghreb median $182.4B
Real GDP growth
2.5%
as of 2025
up from 1.6% (2024)
Maghreb median 4.6%
Inflation, year-on-year
5.7%
as of Jul 2026
up from 5.4% (Jun 2026)
Maghreb median 7.1%
GDP per person
$4,657
as of 2025
up from $4,188 (2024)
Maghreb median $6,051

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Quarterly report

Written once from the quarter's findings, then frozen.

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Q3 2026 · Tunisia

TUN — Q3 2026 brief

The findings published for Tunisia in Q3 2026 recorded a five-year rise in export purchasing power at constant prices. It rose from 29.9 billion in local currency in 2020 to 46.1 billion in 2025, an increase of 54%.

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Signals & patterns

Everything MENACodex detects for this economy — the lead finding charted, the rest filtered by pattern and sector.

Reversal · Financial sector

Tunisia's stock market index, local currency rose for 11 straight months, from 261 in August 2025 to 449 in July 2026, then fell to 436 in August 2026.

Stock market index, local currency (monthly) [World Bank GEM] (index)436
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Source: World Bank Global Economic Monitor · data through August 2026

OutlierTunisia's goods exports reached $2 billion in July 2026, about 49% above their 2016–2025 July average of $1.4 billion. A gap that large has not appeared in the past 11 Julys.

data through July 2026

OutlierTunisia's goods imports reached $2.8 billion in July 2026, about 52% above their 2016–2025 July average of $1.9 billion. A gap that large has not appeared in the past 11 Julys.

data through July 2026

OutlierTunisia's gross savings as a share of GNI reached 5.60% in 2024, 13 points below their 1990–2023 average of 18.3%. A gap that large has appeared only once in the past 35 years.

data through 2024

TrendTunisia's broad money as a share of GDP has risen for 4 straight years, from 77.0% in 2021 to 85.3% in 2025: up 8.3 points.

data through 2025

TrendTunisia's export purchasing power at constant prices have risen for 5 straight years, from 29.9 billion (local currency) in 2020 to 46.1 billion in 2025: up 54%.

data through 2025

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Briefs

Analysis pieces on Tunisia, every number checked against the source.

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Agenda Watch

Official decisions and what the news is reporting, with the original source named.

DateDecisionTypeSource
Oct 27, 2026Parliament approved a bill to regularise unlicensed deep agricultural wells.Policy reformAssembly of People's Representatives (tap.info.tn)
Oct 23, 2026The cabinet approved TND 150 million to buy domestic olive oil and TND 20 million in concessional farm loans.FinancingPrime Ministry of Tunisia (tap.info.tn)
Oct 14, 2026The cabinet approved draft 2027 finance and economic-balance bills and targeted tax reliefPolicy reformPresidency of the Government of Tunisia (pm.gov.tn)
Oct 10, 2026Tunisia accelerated creation of community enterprises and simplified their procedures.Policy reformPrime Minister’s Office of Tunisia (pm.gov.tn)
Oct 9, 2026Tunisia set a plan to raise renewables to 35% of electricity by 2030 and speed up energy projects.Policy reformPrime Minister’s Office of Tunisia (pm.gov.tn)
Oct 8, 2026Tunisia launched immediate procedures for extending Borj El Amri power plant and other major projects.Policy reformPrime Minister’s Office of Tunisia (pm.gov.tn)
Aug 19, 2026Tunisia set 2027 budget priorities for business climate, investment and energy transitionPolicy reformGovernment of Tunisia (pm.gov.tn)

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What has changed in Tunisia recently?Signals, briefs and decisions, with their sources
What did last quarter add up to?Drawn from the quarterly report
What did the government decide this year?From the Agenda Watch record
How does Tunisia compare with its neighbours?Any series against the bloc median