Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 49.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Tunisia, 1990–2024
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 49.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Tunisia peaked at 51.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1994.
Tunisia ranks 44th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.5% | — |
| 1991 | 21.3% | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 21.2% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 21.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 20.9% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 20.6% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 49.5% | +2.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 49.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 2.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 49.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.3%, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 19.2% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 24.7% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 44.9% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 47.7% | 50.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 41 Finland 51.9% compare
- 42 Kazakhstan 50.3% compare
- 43 Trinidad and Tobago 50.2% compare
- 45 Bulgaria 49.2% compare
- 46 Croatia 48.8% compare
- 47 Azerbaijan 48.1% compare
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 medium and high-tech exports in Tunisia?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Tunisia was 49.5% in 2024, 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 51.8% 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 44th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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.