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Tunisia · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Tunisia

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Capital Tunis Lower middle income Nation age 70 years (since 1956) i TUN · TN
NationsTree Index 2025 i44.7110th of 196 Tree height 2025 i7.9 msee ranking Military strength i56percentile
Population i12.3 m79th of 217 Area i163,610 km²92nd of 216 GDP i$57.50 bn93rd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$188.11 bn intl.81st of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$15,233 intl.121st of 199 Life expectancy i76.7 years88th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i46
Strength · trunk i61
Quality of life · crown i49
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i35
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i17
CSV

In short

Tunisia is 110th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 44.7 out of 100; its tree is 7.9 m tall.

It has 12.3 million people and an economy of $188.11 bn at purchasing power parity, 81st of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), DPT immunization (29th of 193) and Safely managed sanitation (51st of 144).

Its weakest positions: Unemployment (172nd of 187), Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) (48th of 55) and Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) (142nd of 164).

Over five years it fell from 98th to 110th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 163,610 92nd/216
Land area ikm² 155,360 92nd/216
Population ipeople 12.3 m 79th/217
Population growth i% 0.58% 132nd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 79.0 124th/216
Urban population i% 70.7% 87th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 23.6% 107th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 9.9% 101st/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $57.50 bn 93rd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $188.11 bn 81st/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $160.75 bn 81st/199
GDP per person iUSD $4,657 143rd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $15,233 121st/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $4,300 139th/201
GDP growth i% 2.5% 131st/210
Inflation i% 5.2% 140th/180
Unemployment i% 15.1% 172nd/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 42.5%2012
General government gross debt i% of GDP 81.7% 148th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -5.3% 154th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 10.3% 68th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 22.0% 114th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 14.8% 46th/192
Services i% of GDP 62.7% 68th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $26.83 bn 87th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $31.51 bn 82nd/182
Exports i% of GDP 46.7% 60th/183
Imports i% of GDP 54.8% 64th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 101.4% 61st/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 6.2% 67th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 77.3% 28th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 14.7% 92nd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.5% 117th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 7.7% 81st/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -3.3% 119th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 2.0% 102nd/196

Natural resources

60
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 2.2% 93rd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 1.55% 40th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.49% 38th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.21% 91st/209
Arable land i% of land area 17.8% 61st/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 346 158th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 2.0 m 66th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.01 bn 73rd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 9.0% 64th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 739,000 67th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 76.7 88th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 12.1 85th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.32 98th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.8 94th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 97% 29th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 42.1% 119th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 90.3%2016
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 11.7% 48th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 14.9% 98th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 8.0% 63rd/193
Adult literacy i% 86.3% 61st/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 38.1% 96th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.746 105th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 33.7 50th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.7% 40th/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 65.0% 96th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 79.8% 51st/144
Internet users i% of population 76.5% 111th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 118 99th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 15.0 101st/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.10 142nd/164
Rail lines iroute-km 1,777 55th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 4.1 m 65th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 2.62 104th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 11.6% 138th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 18.9 109th/200
Forest area i% of land area 4.4% 183rd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 841 99th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 46.5 132nd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 43.9 104th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 52.2 124th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 53.4 167th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 46.5 138th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 45.8 135th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 4.7 97th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $1.48 bn 73rd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.5% 41st/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 7.5% 45th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 48,000 70th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.18% 56th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 7.0 m 117th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.75%2019
Patent applications by residents iapplications 225 60th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 5,493 56th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Tunisia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/tunisia. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Tunisia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/tunisia. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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