Merchandise trade in Tunisia
Tunisia: Merchandise trade was 86.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Tunisia, 1961–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Tunisia stood at 86.8%.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Tunisia peaked at 100.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1968.
Tunisia ranks 38th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37.1% | — |
| 1962 | 37.7% | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 34.0% | -9.9% |
| 1964 | 36.8% | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 36.9% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 37.5% | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 37.8% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 31.0% | -18.0% |
| 1969 | 33.5% | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 33.9% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 33.3% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 34.9% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 40.4% | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 57.8% | +42.9% |
| 1975 | 52.7% | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 51.4% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 53.9% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 54.7% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 64.5% | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 65.6% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 74.6% | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 66.5% | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 59.4% | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 60.2% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 53.4% | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 51.6% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 53.4% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 60.3% | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 72.3% | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 73.5% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 68.0% | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 67.4% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 68.6% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 71.9% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 74.2% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 67.5% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 64.9% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 62.5% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 73.2% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 70.9% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 72.2% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 100.6% | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 86.8% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.8% | 31.0% | 37.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.8% | 33.3% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.7% | 51.6% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 62.5% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 67.1% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 74.5% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 75.7% | 100.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More private sector data for Tunisia
- 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$), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,315 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Tunisia?
- Merchandise trade in Tunisia was 86.8% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1968.
- How does Tunisia rank for merchandise trade?
- Tunisia ranks 38th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.