Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) was 1.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Insurance and financial services in Tunisia, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, insurance and financial services in Tunisia stood at 1.1%.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Tunisia peaked at 4.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2018.
Tunisia ranks 141st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3.1% | — |
| 1977 | 1.8% | -41.3% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | +26.8% |
| 1979 | 2.5% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | -29.4% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | +30.6% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +40.2% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | -44.5% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | +68.9% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -24.6% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +20.5% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -76.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +32.2% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -15.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 46% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.6%, 44% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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 insurance and financial services in Tunisia?
- Insurance and financial services in Tunisia was 1.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
- How does Tunisia rank for insurance and financial services?
- Tunisia ranks 141st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.