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Tunisia

Republic of Tunisia

Arabic, French Tunisian Dinar (TND) Mixed: French civil law, Islamic law
AU, Arab League, AfCFTA, WTO

Tunisia is a diversified North African economy with strong manufacturing, tourism, and agricultural sectors. The country has a well-educated workforce and close economic ties to the European Union, particularly France, Italy, and Germany. Tunisia is a major manufacturer of auto parts, electronic components, textiles, and olive oil (world's fourth-largest producer).

The country's proximity to Europe (2 hours by air to major EU cities) and competitive labor costs make it attractive for nearshoring. The offshore sector benefits from a preferential tax regime. The Tunis Stock Exchange (BVMT) is one of North Africa's most active bourses.

Since the 2011 revolution, Tunisia has faced economic challenges including fiscal deficits, high youth unemployment, and political uncertainty. Relations with international lenders (IMF) are complex, with a $1.9 billion loan program stalled over reform conditionality.

Snapshot

Population~12.3 MWorld Bank, 2025
GDP (current USD)$57.5 BWorld Bank, 2025
GDP per Capita$4,657World Bank, 2025
GDP Growth2.49%World Bank, 2025
Inflation (y/y)~5.15%World Bank, 2025
BCT key rate8.00%Central Bank
Unemployment15.11%World Bank, ILO modelled estimate, 2025
Internet Use~76.50%World Bank, 2024
Electrification~100.00%World Bank WDI
CPI Score (Rank)40.0/100 (#87)Transparency Intl
HDI (Rank)0.732 (#97)UNDP HDR
Credit RatingCCC+ (Fitch) / Caa2 (Moody's)S&P / Moody's / Fitch
MarketTunis Stock Exchange (BVMT)

World Bank Indicators Compare with another country

GDP (current USD)$57.5 BWorld Bank, 2025
GDP growth (annual)2.49%World Bank, 2025
GDP per capita (USD)$4,657World Bank, 2025
Population, total12.3 MWorld Bank, 2025
FDI net inflows (USD)$759.6 MWorld Bank, 2024
Inflation (consumer prices)5.15%World Bank, 2025
Unemployment (% labour force)15.11%World Bank, 2025
Internet use (% of people)76.50%World Bank, 2024
Trade (% of GDP)101.45%World Bank, 2025

Climate Readiness Full ranking

74out of 100
Advanced readiness
Climate adaptation readiness for Tunisia, from 5 of 5 measured indicators.
Energy access100100.0% · 30% weight
Governance readiness4040 / 100 CPI · 20% weight
Human readiness730.732 HDI · 20% weight
Economic readiness68$4,657, 2025 · 15% weight
Digital readiness7878.0% · 15% weight
This scores climate adaptation readiness (adaptive capacity), following the readiness dimension of the ND-GAIN framework. It is built only from measured values already held on this profile and normalised 0-100. It does not measure emissions or physical climate vulnerability: the platform does not yet hold emissions, hazard-exposure or natural-capital series. Energy access is the single most climate-specific indicator held; the other four are governance, economic, human-development and digital readiness proxies. The economic sub-score is relative to the African countries the platform covers.
How this is computed

Adaptive capacity to absorb climate finance and adapt, following the readiness dimension of the ND-GAIN framework. Built only from measured values already held on each country profile. It is not a measure of emissions or physical climate vulnerability, which the platform does not yet hold.

  • Energy access (30%) — World Bank, access to electricity (% of population). The single most climate and energy specific signal held: SDG 7 and the clean-energy transition.
  • Governance readiness (20%) — Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index (0-100). ND-GAIN governance readiness: the capacity to govern and deploy climate finance. Higher is cleaner.
  • Human readiness (20%) — UNDP, Human Development Index (0-1). ND-GAIN social readiness: the adaptive capacity of the population.
  • Economic readiness (15%) — World Bank, GDP per capita (current US$), latest measured year. ND-GAIN economic readiness: the capacity to finance adaptation. Scored relative to the covered set.
  • Digital readiness (15%) — World Bank, individuals using the Internet (% of population). Information systems for early warning and adaptation.

A country is scored only when at least 4 of the five indicators are held. Sub-scores are weighted and renormalised over the indicators that are present; nothing is estimated for one that is absent.

Country Facts

CapitalTunis
RegionNorth Africa
CurrencyTunisian Dinar (TND)
FX RegimeManaged float
Stock ExchangeTunis Stock Exchange (BVMT)
Investment Promotion AgencyForeign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA)
Legal SystemMixed: French civil law, Islamic law
Time ZoneAfrica/Tunis

Focus Sectors

Manufacturing (textiles
auto parts
electronics)
Tourism
Agriculture (olive oil
dates)
Phosphates
Energy
Financial Services
ICT
Aeronautics
Healthcare
Education

Regulations & Taxes

Corporate Income Tax15% standard (25% for banks/telecom/energy)
VAT / Sales Tax19% standard (13% and 7% reduced)