International tourism, expenditures in Tunisia
Tunisia: International tourism, expenditures was 2.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Tunisia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 2.8% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
The figure is down 44.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Tunisia peaked at 5.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2008.
That places Tunisia 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.3% | — |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -44.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
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)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 77.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 21.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,724 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3703 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Tunisia?
- International tourism, expenditures in Tunisia was 2.8% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2008.
- How does Tunisia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Tunisia ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.