Medium and high-tech exports in Tunisia
Tunisia: Medium and high-tech exports was 47.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Tunisia, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Tunisia is 47.7%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Tunisia peaked at 52.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1994.
Tunisia ranks 42nd of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.6% | — |
| 1991 | 21.3% | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 21.2% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 21.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 20.2% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 23.1% | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 23.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 26.7% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 50.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 19.2% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 24.8% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 45.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 47.7% | 50.2% | 3 |
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 medium and high-tech exports in Tunisia?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Tunisia was 47.7% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1994.
- How does Tunisia rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Tunisia ranks 42nd out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.