(Source: ins.nat.tn)

From 2007 to 2009, the GDP growth rate declined from 6.3% to 3.1%.

(Source:bct.gov.tn)

GNI per capita at PPP

In 2010, the country’s gross national income (GNI) per capita at PPP was USD 7,979, as compared to USD 6,578 for 2005.

 

(Source: UNDP)

Income tax

Income tax on individual incomes in Tunisia varies from 15% to 35%.

 

Taxable Income (TND)	Tax rate
0-1,500	0%
1,501 - 5,000	15%
5,001 - 10,000	20%
10,001 - 20,000	25%
20,001 - 50,000	30%
Over 50,000	35%

(Source: worldwide-tax)

Corporate tax

The standard corporate tax rate is 30%.

 

Tax contribution	Total tax rate (% profit)
Corporate income tax	15
Social Security contributions	18.7
FODEC (Development of industrial competitiveness tax)	17.7
Work accident insurance contributions	4.3
TCL (Local municipality tax)	4.2
TFP (Professional Training Tax)	1.1
Fuel tax	0.7
FOPROLOS (social lodging tax)	1.1
Total	62.8

(Source: worldwide-tax, doingbusiness)

Inflation rate

In 2008, inflation rate in Tunisia was registered at 7.67%. Additonally, the inflation, in terms of consumer price change (annual %), for 2009 was registered at 8.77%.

(Source: bct.gov.tn)

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow

 

FDI Inflow (TND million)
2010 Q2	2010 Q3	2009	2008
373.0	645.2	2,287.4	3,403.7

(Source:bct.gov.tn)

In 2009, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow declined to TND 2287.4 million, as compared to 2008. The foreign direct investment inflow for Q3 2010, increasing 72.97% over Q2 2010.

Portfolio investments inflow

Portfolio Investments Inflow (TND million)
2010 Q2	2010 Q3	2009	2008
89.4	97.0	78.3	198.5

(Source:bct.gov.tn)

Tunisia portfolio investments inflow for Q3 2010 amounted to TND 97.0 million, increasing 8.50%, compared to the previous quarter.

Banking sector assets

The assets of Central Bank of Tunisia are:

Assets of Central Bank of Tunisia (TND)
	2009	2008
Gold holdings	4,394,852	4,412,137
Subscriptions to international organisations	2,371,793	2,371,793
IMF reserve position	42,588,253	38,472,326
Assets and investments in special drawing rights	501,914,258	11,708,161
Foreign currency assets	13,397,463,081	11,687,458,293
Securities purchased / open market	26,296,700	25,073,300
Advance to the State pertaining to Monetary Funds subscription	616,661,533	558,443,905
Standing advance to the State	25,000,000	25,000,000
Reimbursable advance to the State	-	553,125
Bills in collection	32,585,816	30,753,261
Shareholding portfolio	31,650,065	31,390,050
Fixed assets	30,481,678	30,999,768
Miscellaneous debtors	25,732,926	24,741,146
Memorandum accounts and accounts calling for adjustment	25,647,207	10,999,355
Total Assets	14,762,788,162	12,482,376,620

(Source: bct.gov.tn)

Base, 2005 = 100

(Source: ins.nat.tn)

Interest rates

(Source:ins.nat.tn)

Money supply (currency in circulation)

(Source:bct.gov.tn)

Government expenditure

Government expenditures for 2009 were TND 15,354.3 million, increasing 10.18% over 2008.

(Source:bct.gov.tn)

Public debt

In 2009, the country’s total public debt was registered at TND 25,190 million, increasing 5.28% as compared to the previous year.

(Source:bct.gov.tn)

Official exchange rate

TND per USD rate for 2010 was registered at 1.43. In 2010, the official exchange rate increase by 6.17% as compared to 2009.

(Source: bct.gov.tn)  

Government finances

Fiscal balance

In 2009, the fiscal balance showed a deficit of TND 1,588.70 million, compared to a deficit of TND 220.1 million in 2008.

(Source: bct.gov.tn)

Revenue, 2009

The country's core revenue in 2009 amounted to TND 13,765.60 million, increasing 0.37% from the 2008 value of TND 13,714.3 million.

(Source: bct.gov.tn)

Tax revenue

In 2009, the total tax revenue was registered at TND 11,685.2 million, increasing 3.12% over 2008.

Tax Revenue (TND million)
	2009	2008	2007
Direct Taxes	4,645.4	4,560.8	3,697.6
Indirect levies and taxes	7,039.8	6,770.1	5,810.4
Total	11,685.2	11,330.9	9,508.0

(Source:bct.gov.tn)

Current account balance

In 2009, the current account balance recorded a deficit of TND 1,665.9 million, and was estimated at a deficit of TND 115 million in Q3 2010.

(Source: bct.gov.tn

Balance of payments

Balance of Payments (TND Million)
	2010 (till Q3)	2009	2008
Current receipts	-115.0	-1,665.9	-2,109.1
Capital and financial operations	357.4	3,781.0	4,022.3
Adjustment Operations (net flows)	-	89.2	139.5
General Balance	242.4	2,204.3	2,052.7

 

(Source: bct.gov.tn)

(Source:ins.nat.tn)

Unemployment rate

(Source: ins.nat.tn)

From 2005 to 2010, the unemployment rate was averaged at 12.75%, with 2009 witnessing the highest unemployment rate at 13.3%. Furthermore, in 2010, unemployment was 13%.

Minimum wage

(Source:ins.nat.tn)

(Source: Heritage.org)

Corruption perception

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is a survey to measure the perceived level of corruption across countries worldwide. Tunisia is ranked 59^th in 2010 on the CPI index, indicating low levels of corruption in the country’s public department.

Tunisia CPI ranking has improved since 2008, when it was ranked 62^nd with a score of 4.2, and it further improved from its ranking in 2009 of 65^th.  

(Source:transparency.org)

Freedom of information

The freedom for press media is restricted with strict law enforcement including charges against the media for criticism, stipulated fines and even imprisonment for violators. Also, the websites criticizing the Government are blocked.

Newspapers

·         La Presse

·         Nouvelles de Tunisie  

·         Assabah

·         Le Quotidien

World Press Freedom Index 2010 ranks Tunisia at 164^th rank with a score of 72.50.

(Source: rsf.org, BBC)

Judicial system

Tunisian judicial system is based on Islamic legal principles and thus, the President of the Republic controls judicial council system.

The country’s judiciary system includes civil, criminal, and administrative departments. The civil system has a four-tiered hierarchy of courts.  The Supreme Court or Court of Cassation is the highest court of justice. It has one criminal division and three civil divisions.

The gender ratio in the country is almost balanced, since there are about 101.2 males for every 100 females in the country.

(Source: UN)

The mortality rate of infants (per thousand live births) registered at 17.8 in 2009.

The crude birth rate (per thousand inhabitants) is 17.7 in 2009. The mortality rate for thousand inhabitants is 5.7.

In 2009, the average life expectancy at birth in Tunisia for males is 72.5 years and for females it is 76.5 years.

(Source:ins.nat.tn)

Majority of the population, about 66.3%, fall under the age group of 15 to 59 years old. Furthermore, about 23.9% people belong to 0 to 14 age group. Finally, the 60 and above age group constitutes 9.8 % of the total population.

(Source:ins.nat.tn)

International migrant stock till mid 2010 was recorded at 33.6 million, or 0.3% of the entire population.

Urban population in Tunisia grew at an annual rate of 1.7% from 2005 to 2010. Alternatively, during the same period, the rural population declined at 0.1%.

(Source: UN)

The country ranks 81^st out of 169 countries on the United Nations’ Human Development Index (HDI) in 2010 and is amongst countries with a very high human development. The HDI provides a composite measure of three dimensions of human development: living a long and healthy life (measured by life expectancy), being educated (measured by adult literacy and gross enrolment in education) and having a decent standard of living (measured by purchasing power parity, PPP, income).

(Source: UNDP)

(Source:ins.nat.tn)

Health care

In 2008, there are 174 hospitals, 2,083 basic health centre and 18,771 active beds across the country.There are 11,533 Doctors, 2,300 Dentists, 3,050 Pharmacists and 31,858 Paramedics. In 2008, Public health expenditure as a percent of State budget was 6.5% and as a percent of GDP was 1.6%.

(Source: ins.nat.tn, ins.nat.tn)

(Source:internetworldstats.com)

Fixed telephone lines

The fixed telephones lines for 2009 were 1,278,548, as compared to 1,239,074 in 2008. Furthermore, in 2009, fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) registered at 12.45.

(Source: ITU)

Mobile cellular subscriptions

In 2009, mobile cellular subscriptions were registered at 9,797,026 as compared to 8,602,164 in 2008.  The mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants were 95.38 in 2009.

(Source: ITU)