Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Tunisia
Tunisia: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 17.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Tunisia, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 17.1% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Tunisia peaked at 41.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1982.
That places Tunisia 160th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13.1% | — |
| 1977 | 9.3% | -28.8% |
| 1978 | 9.7% | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 9.7% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 8.6% | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 8.4% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 8.5% | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 10.4% | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 12.8% | +23.7% |
| 1986 | 24.0% | +87.0% |
| 1987 | 22.7% | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 18.8% | -17.3% |
| 1989 | 15.1% | -19.5% |
| 1990 | 15.0% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 20.2% | +34.4% |
| 1992 | 32.6% | +61.6% |
| 1993 | 41.5% | +27.0% |
| 1994 | 37.6% | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | -25.3% |
| 1996 | 24.2% | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | -43.1% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +25.6% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +26.8% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 17.1% | +5.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 17.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.1%, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 17.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.4%, 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +87.0% | 12.8% | 24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.5% | 9.3% | 13.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 13.6% | 7.0% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 12.1% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 16.6% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 13.5% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 16.0% | 20.6% | 6 |
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More private sector data for Tunisia
- Merchandise trade 86.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 77.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 21.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 12.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,724 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Tunisia?
- Computer, communications and other services in Tunisia was 17.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1982.
- How does Tunisia rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Tunisia ranks 160th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.