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Export Market

Tunisia

ISO: TN / TUN

Country Profile

Capital Tunis
Population 12.0M
GDP $51.3B (2024)
GDP per Capita $4,181
Income Level Lower-Middle Income
Currency Tunisian dinar (TND د.ت)
Language Arabic
Timezone UTC+01:00
Region Africa · Northern Africa

Trade Partners

Tunisia Exports To

  • France 22.0%
  • Italy 17.0%
  • Germany 13.0%
  • USA 4.0%
  • Libya 4.0%

Key exports: garments, insulated wire, olive oil, refined petroleum, crude petroleum (2023)

Tunisia Imports From

  • Italy 13.0%
  • France 12.0%
  • China 10.0%
  • Russia 8.0%
  • Germany 7.0%

Key imports: refined petroleum, natural gas, plastic products, cars, plastics (2023)

Economic Overview

lower middle-income North African economy; drafting reforms for foreign lenders; high unemployment, especially for youth and women; hit hard by COVID-19; high public sector wages; high public debt; protectionist austerity measures; key EU trade partner

Government: parliamentary republic

UK Trade Status

FTA in Force

The UK has a free trade agreement with Tunisia, providing preferential market access for UK exporters.

Geographic Region

Africa

Trading Bloc Memberships

Tunisia is a member of the following trade agreements and economic blocs.

AfCFTA African Continental Free Trade Area Free Trade Area

Export Guidance

Relevant guidance for exporting to Tunisia.

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Also in This Region

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇧🇼 Botswana FTA 🇨🇲 Cameroon FTA 🇪🇬 Egypt FTA 🇸🇿 Eswatini FTA 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇬🇭 Ghana FTA 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast FTA

Official Resources

Government export support for Tunisia.

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