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Tunisia

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In brief

Unemployment: 15.1% (2025). World rank 171 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 43 of 53. Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 38.1% (2025). World rank 178 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 47 of 53. Women in work or seeking work: 26.5% (2025). World rank 168 of 186; in Africa, 45 of 53. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $45.8B → $57.5B, GDP per person $4,015 → $4,657, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $10,783 → $15,233. Worse than all its neighbours (Algeria and Libya): GDP per person, GDP per person at purchasing power parity, gross national income per person, and GDP growth per year.

Size and growth

GDP
$57.5B 2025
GDP per person
$4,657 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity
$15,233 2025
GDP growth per year
+2.5% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank)
Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person
$4,300 2025
Inflation
+5.2% 2025
Price level, USA = 100
31 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP
10.3% 2025
Industry, share of GDP
22% 2025
Services, share of GDP
62.7% 2025
Unemployment
15.1% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
38.1% 2025
Women in work or seeking work
26.5% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP
46.6% 2025
Imports, share of GDP
54.8% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP
-2.3% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
+2% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP
6.7% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP
20.1% 2012
Currency
Tunisian Dinar (TND)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality)
33.7 2021
Living on under $3 a day
0.7% 2021