Economy
Nominal GDP
USD 52.4 billion
GDP per capita
USD 4,082
2021–2025 average
Currency
- Name
- Tunisian dinar
Тунисский динар - ISO code
- TND
- Rate against the US dollar
- USD 1 = 2.9755 TND
- Rate against the rouble
- 1 TND = 28.0819 RUB
- Rate type
- Cross rate via the Bank of Russia USD/RUB rate
- Currency zone
- National currency
Exchange rate as of 1 October 2026
Economic structure
GDP structure: 2021–2025 average Source: Based on World Bank data. Period: 2021–2025 average
- Agriculture 10.1%
- Industry 23.6%
- Services 61.6%
Industries and programmes
- Key industries
- Mechanical and electrical engineering, textiles, phosphates, olive oil, tourism, and IT outsourcing.
- Government programmes
- Tunisia Five-Year Development Plan 2026–2030 (approved by parliament in July 2026)Source: http://www.citet.nat.tn/Portail/doc/SYRACUSE/45637/loi-n-2026-16-du-20-juillet-2026-portant-approbation-du-plan-de-developpement-2026-2030; https://www.tunisieindustrie.gov.tn/si2035/Livrable_7_Rapport_final.pdf
- Tunisia Industry and Innovation Strategy through 2035 (Stratégie Nationale de l’Industrie et de l’Innovation à l’horizon 2035)Source: http://www.citet.nat.tn/Portail/doc/SYRACUSE/45637/loi-n-2026-16-du-20-juillet-2026-portant-approbation-du-plan-de-developpement-2026-2030; https://www.tunisieindustrie.gov.tn/si2035/Livrable_7_Rapport_final.pdf
International trade
Exports of goods, 2021–2025
USD billion Source: World Bank / WTO, merchandise exports (TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT). Period: 2021–2025
Table
| Year | USD billion | index, 2021 = 100 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16.7 | 100.0 |
| 2022 | 18.6 | 111.4 |
| 2023 | 20.0 | 119.8 |
| 2024 | 20.0 | 119.8 |
| 2025 | 21.3 | 127.5 |
- Imports of goods
- USD 24.5 billion 2021–2025 averageSource: ITC. Period: 2021–2025 average
- Exports of goods and services
- USD 26.8 billion 2025Source: World Bank, national accounts. Period: 2025
- Change in exports of goods, 2021–2025
- +27.5%
- Average annual rate of change in exports of goods, 2021–2025
- +6.3%
Export specialisation
Main export products
share of exports of goods, %, 2024 Source: UN Comtrade, 2024; share of total merchandise exports, HS chapters (2 digits). Period: 2024
Main export destinations
share of exports of goods, %, 2024 Source: UN Comtrade, 2024; share of total merchandise exports, HS chapters (2 digits). Period: 2024
Investment areas
- Automotive components and electrical engineering
- IT
- Renewable energy
- Agro-processing (olive oil)
- Pharmaceuticals and phosphates
Agreements with Russia
Investment protection
There is no bilateral agreement with Russia on the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments.
Absent
Double taxation
There is no double taxation agreement with Russia.
Absent
Visa requirements
For Russian citizens holding ordinary passports: visa-free for up to 90 days — unilateral arrangement
Visa-free
Peaceful nuclear energy
No information
Other agreements
Source: Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; https://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/international_contracts/2_contract/?page=3&kwFilter%5Bkeywords%5D=Тунис- Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (1993).
- Agreement on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters (signing authorized on 16 May 2024).
- Visa-free entry for Russian citizens for up to 90 days (unilateral arrangement).
- Agreement on Military-Technical Cooperation (2016)
- Agreement on Cooperation in Tourism (2014)
- Agreement on Cultural and Scientific Cooperation (1999)
- Agreement on the Establishment of the Russian–Tunisian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation (1993)
Incentives
- Main regimes and incentives
- Source: https://www.tunisieindustrie.nat.tn/fr/download/cfga/LOI71-2016_fr.pdf; https://www.finances.gov.tn/sites/default/files/reglementaire_fr/Loi2017_8.pdf
Investment Law No. 2016-71, Law No. 2017-8 on Reforming the Tax Incentive System: investment grants, and incentives for development regions and exporting enterprises.
- Investment agency
- TIA — Tunisia Investment Authority
FIPA — Foreign Investment Promotion Agency
