Indicators of economy in Tunisia
The essential economic performance of a country is reflected by the gross domestic product, the total of all goods and services sold. Worldwide gross domestic product in 2021 was at about 12,230 USD per capita. GDP in Tunisia, on the other hand, reached USD 3,807 per capita, or 46.69 billion USD for the whole country. Tunisia is therefore currently ranked 88 of the major economies. If this is calculated per inhabitant, taking purchasing power parity into account, then Tunisia ranks 115th in the list of the richest countries.Inflation in Tunisia in 2021 was around 5.71%. Within the EU, the average in the same year was 2.55 percent. In the United States, it was most recently 4.70%.
Compared with the USA, prices for daily consumer goods are around 69.1 percent lower.
The index for perceived corruption in the public sector is 44, which is below average by global standards.
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Overall, the gross domestic product in Tunisia in 2020 increased from 41.91 billion US dollars to 42.54 billion US dollars. Certainly, there have been shifts in numerous sectors of the economy, but a 1.5 percent increase has been rather unusual this year. While most countries have suffered significant losses, Tunisia has certainly held its own. The tourism sector alone slumped by around 62 percent. The unemployment rate rose from 15.1 to 16.6 percent. The inflation rate fell from 6.7 percent previously to 5.6 percent by the end of 2020.Unemployment rates in percentages 1991 - 2021
Economic performance 2021
Tunisia Total | Tunisia per capita | EU Total | EU per capita | |
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GDP | 46.69 bn USD | 3,807.14 USD | 17.177 tn USD | 33,384.92 USD |
Gross national product | 43.39 bn USD | 3,538.61 USD | 16.895 tn USD | 32,835.37 USD |
Tunisia ranked 57th in the Bloomberg Innovation Index in 2021. The index is calculated annually and most recently included 60 countries. The front-runner was South Korea.
Development of gross domestic product in billions of USD 1970 - 2021
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› Cost of living in a global comparison
› Development of inflation
› Corruption in Tunisia
› Cost of living in a global comparison
Imports and Exports 2021
Tunisia Total | Tunisia per capita | EU Total | EU per capita | |
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Imports | 19.51 bn USD | 1,590.83 USD | 8.916 tn USD | 17,329.02 USD |
Exports | 16.00 bn USD | 1,304.72 USD | 9.554 tn USD | 18,569.19 USD |
Development of imports and exports in billions of USD 1976 - 2021
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