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Tunisia’s trade deficit jumps 25.5% to 20.997 billion dinars
Imports rose faster than exports during the first nine months of 2026, under the growing weight of the energy bill.
Country
GDP growth
2.5%
2025 · 2026 : 2.1% (projection)
Inflation
5.3%
2025 · 2026 : 6.5% (projection)
Public debt
81.3%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 84.9% (projection)
Fiscal balance
-5.2%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -7.4% (projection)
Current account balance
-2.8%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -4.2% (projection)
Nominal GDP
57.6 bn USD
2025 · 2026 : 60.7 bn USD (projection)
GDP per capita
4,664 USD
2025 · 2026 : 4,893 USD (projection)
Population
12.3 million
2025
En %
Source : IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | — |
| 2016 | 1,1 | — |
| 2017 | 2,3 | — |
| 2018 | 2,6 | — |
| 2019 | 1,6 | — |
| 2020 | -9 | — |
| 2021 | 4,7 | — |
| 2022 | 2,7 | — |
| 2023 | 0,2 | — |
| 2024 | 1,6 | — |
| 2025 | 2,5 | 2,5 |
| 2026 | — | 2,1 |
| 2027 | — | 1,6 |
| 2028 | — | 1,5 |
| 2029 | — | 1,5 |
| 2030 | — | 1,5 |
| 2031 | — | 1,5 |
En %
Source : IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4,4 | — |
| 2016 | 3,6 | — |
| 2017 | 5,3 | — |
| 2018 | 7,3 | — |
| 2019 | 6,7 | — |
| 2020 | 5,6 | — |
| 2021 | 5,7 | — |
| 2022 | 8,3 | — |
| 2023 | 9,3 | — |
| 2024 | 7 | — |
| 2025 | 5,3 | 5,3 |
| 2026 | — | 6,5 |
| 2027 | — | 7,2 |
| 2028 | — | 8,1 |
| 2029 | — | 8,4 |
| 2030 | — | 9 |
| 2031 | — | 9,6 |
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.
Economy · News
Imports rose faster than exports during the first nine months of 2026, under the growing weight of the energy bill.