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  Tunisia /
Economy
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Key figures
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GDP: $82.9 billion
GDP/capita: $7,900 (World rank: 121)
GDP/sector: Agriculture 13%, Industry 33%, Services 54%
Annual growth in GNP: 1,8%
Foreign debts: $11.6 billion
Foreign debts/GNP: 58%
Foreign debts/capita: $1,040
Trade balance: -5%
Export products: Textiles, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, agricultural products, hydrocarbons.
Annual inflation rate: 5%
Unemployment: 15%
Population below poverty line: 6% (2000 estimate)
All figures are 2002 estimates.
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International rankings
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Corruption: 62 of 180 countries
Investment friendly: 73 of 181 countries
Economic freedom: 98 of 179
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Value of Currency
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1997:
US$1=1.10 Dinars
1998:
US$1=1.14 Dinars
1999:
US$1=1.19 Dinars
2000:
US$1=1.37 Dinars
2001:
US$1=1.38 Dinars
2002:
US$1=1.44 Dinars
2003:
US$1=1.27 Dinars
September 2008:
US$1=1.24 Dinars
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Tunisia is probably North Africa's most promising country. And even if the population exhibits high professional skills, Tunisia still has low wages.
Through the 1990's Tunisia has had a very positive economic growth, even if low precipitation has reduced the growth some years. Tunisia benefits much from good econmical relations with both Europe and the Arab world. Tunisians working abroad contribute with approximately US$900 million (1998 figures), or about 5% of GNP.
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