Prices & public finance · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower-middle income
Tunisia: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 5.2% (2025), 41st of 180 in the world and 5th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. GDP deflator is 5.2% (2025), 57th of 209 in the world and 5th of 22 in the Middle East & North Africa. Exchange rate is 3.00 (2025), 131st of 210 in the world and 17th of 22 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Inflation
TunisiaMiddle East, North Africa, A…Lower-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
TunisiaMiddle East, North Africa, A…Lower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Prices & public finance: Tunisia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 5.2%2025 | 41/180 | 5/21 | 3.0% | 3.3% | 5.6% | +0.7 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 5.2%2025 | 57/209 | 5/22 | 3.3% | 9.5% | 6.8% | +1.0 ppsince 2015 | 2.2% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 3.002025 | 131/210 | 17/22 | 1.37 | 1.43 | 2.81 | +53%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 20.1%2012 | — | — | 19.3% | 19.2% | · | +0.6 ppsince 2002 | — | 12.1% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 29.9%2012 | — | — | 26.5% | 27.7% | · | +2.7 ppsince 2002 | — | 14.2% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 33.8%2012 | — | — | 25.0% | 26.7% | · | +8.1 ppsince 2002 | — | 15.7% | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 42.5%2012 | 50/78 | 4/6 | 56.7% | 38.8% | · | −13.4 ppsince 2002 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 77.7%2024 | 21/119 | 4/12 | 55.3% | 51.3% | 102.1% | +20.9 ppsince 2014 | — | 30.1% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 57.7%2025 | 57/169 | 8/17 | 53.5% | 52.2% | 67.7% | −2.5 ppsince 2015 | 52.4% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 85.3%2025 | 33/146 | 8/15 | 50.1% | 62.0% | 78.0% | +19.9 ppsince 2015 | 78.7% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 4.52024 | 80/165 | 13/20 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 7.2 | +45%since 2014 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.49%2025 | 41/156 | 13/18 | 1.55% | 1.24% | 2.71% | +0.4 ppsince 2015 | 4.98% | 1.92% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Government debt−13.4 pp42.5% in 2012
- Reserves, months of imports+45%4.5 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+0.7 pp5.2% in 2025
- External debt+20.9 pp77.7% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Tunisia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Tunisia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Tunisia | Algeria | Libya |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 5.2%2025 | 1.4%2025 | 1.8%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 5.2%2025 | 0.8%2025 | -3.9%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 3.002025 | 131.612025 | 5.302025 |
| Tax revenue | 20.1%2012 | — | — |
| Government revenue | 29.9%2012 | — | — |
| Government expense | 33.8%2012 | — | — |
| Government debt | 42.5%2012 | — | — |
| External debt | 77.7%2024 | 2.7%2024 | — |
| Private credit | 57.7%2025 | 19.6%2025 | 12.5%2025 |