Travel services in Tunisia
Tunisia: Travel services was 23.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Travel services in Tunisia, 1976–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 23.5% for travel services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% 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 75th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Travel services 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% |
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 | 22.3% | 18.7% | 25.9% | 5 |
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 travel services in Tunisia?
- Travel services in Tunisia was 23.5% in 2024, 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 75th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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.