Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 24.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Travel services in Tunisia, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 24.1% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Tunisia peaked at 30.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2008.
Tunisia ranks 71st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23.4% | — |
| 1977 | 22.9% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 26.9% | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 22.4% | -16.5% |
| 1980 | 21.7% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 22.8% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 29.2% | +28.1% |
| 1983 | 28.0% | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 29.3% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 21.2% | -24.3% |
| 1987 | 18.7% | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 20.8% | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 23.4% | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 26.2% | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 19.2% | -26.7% |
| 1992 | 17.2% | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 22.2% | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -33.7% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | +38.0% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | +2.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 24.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.1%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 24.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.9%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.9% | 22.4% | 26.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 18.7% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 17.0% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 14.7% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 17.9% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 18.7% | 25.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 68 Bulgaria 24.7% compare
- 69 Trinidad and Tobago 24.5% compare
- 70 Faroe Islands 24.4% compare
- 72 Saudi Arabia 24.1% compare
- 73 Bermuda 24.1% compare
- 74 Kiribati 23.9% 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 travel services in Tunisia?
- Travel services in Tunisia was 24.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2008.
- How does Tunisia rank for travel services?
- Tunisia ranks 71st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.