Trade in services (% of GDP) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 29.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Tunisia, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services in Tunisia stood at 29.1%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 109.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Tunisia peaked at 30.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2015.
That places Tunisia 73rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18.0% | — |
| 1977 | 16.7% | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 18.0% | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 20.1% | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 19.1% | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 18.7% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 19.8% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 19.4% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 18.5% | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 18.8% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 18.1% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 19.6% | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 25.8% | +31.3% |
| 1989 | 21.4% | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 20.6% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 17.2% | -16.5% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | +17.3% |
| 1993 | 23.2% | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 23.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 19.8% | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +63.1% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -30.1% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | +29.7% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 29.1% | -1.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 29.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 29.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.9%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% of GDP) in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +63.1% | 15.0% | 24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.2% | 16.7% | 20.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 18.1% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 17.2% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 15.8% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 13.9% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 18.0% | 30.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 70 Marshall Islands 29.9% compare
- 71 Hungary 29.6% compare
- 72 United Kingdom 29.3% compare
- 74 Portugal 28.9% compare
- 75 Panama 28.9% compare
- 76 El Salvador 27.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Tunisia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.5829 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.22 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -73.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.811 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -74.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5922 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -24.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0203 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Tunisia?
- Trade in services in Tunisia was 29.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2015.
- How does Tunisia rank for trade in services?
- Tunisia ranks 73rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.