Tunisia — Country Profile
Population, GDP, natural resources, leaders and history of Tunisia: the Magna Factbook country file, with its Magna Power score (--/100, ranked #-- of 195).
Last updated: October 2026
Tunisia is in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya. It covers 163,610 sq km. Terrain: mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara. Climate: temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south.
| Capital | Tunis |
|---|---|
| Population | 11,962,995 (2025 est.) |
| GDP (PPP) | $156.086 billion (2024 est.) |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $12,700 (2024 est.) |
| Real GDP growth | 1.4% (2024 est.) |
| Inflation | 7.2% (2024 est.) |
| Unemployment | 16.3% (2024 est.) |
| Public debt | 62.3% of GDP (2016 est.) |
| Exports | $19.732 billion (2023 est.) |
| Imports | $21.953 billion (2023 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 77.3 years (2024 est.) |
| Median age | 34.1 years (2025 est.) |
| Urbanization | 70.5% of total population (2023) |
| Government | parliamentary republic |
| Independence | 20 March 1956 (from France) |
| Languages | Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce), Tamazight |
Tunisia’s GDP is $156.086 billion (2024 est.) in purchasing-power-parity terms. At official exchange rates it stands at $53.41 billion (2024 est.). Real GDP grew 1.4% (2024 est.). See where Tunisia ranks among all 195 countries by GDP.
POWER --/100 — The Magna Power score is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — nine components, 135 indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.
Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).
Steadiness was the quarter's defining trait: no rupture, no windfall, no surprise strong enough to move the score.
The trajectory remains set by fundamentals that change over years, not quarters — and this quarter changed little.
- What drags it down: graded on patchy data (93% complete) — read the score as an order of magnitude; only 4% of electricity from low-carbon sources
Oil, Phosphates, Iron ore, Lead, Zinc, Salt.
Energy is the physical base of economic power — what a country can generate, move and burn decides what it can build, sell and defend.
| Electricity access | 100% (2022 est.) |
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| Installed capacity mix (CIA) | fossil fuels: 96.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); solar: 2.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); wind: 1.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| Energy consumption per capita (CIA) | 33.754 million Btu/person (2023 est.) |
| Electricity generation (OWID) | 20.8 TWh (2024) |
| Electricity generation mix (OWID) | Gas 95.0%, Solar 2.4%, Wind 1.6%, Oil 1.0%, Hydro 0.0% (2024) |
| Low-carbon share of electricity (OWID) | 4.0% (2024) |
| Carbon intensity of electricity (OWID) | 560.2 gCO2/kWh (2024) |
Sources: CIA World Factbook, Energy section; Our World in Data (IEA/Ember), 2024.
Trade shows what the world buys from a country and what the country must buy from the world — the balance between the two is a direct measure of economic leverage.
| Exports | $19.732 billion (2023 est.) |
|---|---|
| Imports | $21.953 billion (2023 est.) |
| Trade balance (calculated) | Deficit of $2.2 billion (2023), calculated from the CIA export and import figures above. |
| Key industries | petroleum, mining (particularly phosphate, iron ore), tourism, textiles, footwear, agribusiness, beverages |
Source: CIA World Factbook, Economy section.
Kaïs Saïed — President. President Kais SAIED (since 23 October 2019)
Tunisia maintains 59 embassies and 20 consulates abroad, hosts 63 foreign diplomatic missions, holds permanent missions to UN New York, AU Addis Ababa. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.
| Embassies abroad | 59 |
|---|---|
| Consulates abroad | 20 |
| Foreign missions hosted | 63 |
| Multilateral missions | UN New York, AU Addis Ababa |
Source: Consular Affairs Center, Diplomatic and Consular Networks Database and Rankings, March 2026 (Zenodo, CC BY 4.0). https://zenodo.org/records/18917562
Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.
| Sea access | Coastal — 1148 km of coastline. |
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| Airports (total) | 14 + 11 heliports (registration prefix TS) |
| Major seaports | Ashtart Oil Terminal, Banzart, Didon Terminal, Gabes, La Goulette, Menzel Bourguiba, Mersa Sfax, Sousse, Tazerka Oil Terminal, Tunis |
| Railways | 2173 km |
| Pipelines | 68 km condensate, 3,111 km gas, 1,381 km oil, 453 km refined products (2013) |
Major airports
Djerba Zarzis International Airport (DJE) — Mellita; Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN) — Tunis; Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport (NBE) — Enfidha; Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) — Monastir; Sfax Thyna International Airport (SFA) — Sfax; Tabarka-Aïn Draham International Airport (TBJ) — Tabarka; Tozeur Nefta International Airport (TOE) — Tozeur.
Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28); theodora.com CIA mirror (CIA World Factbook Transportation section), scraped 2026-10-02
| Political system | parliamentary republic |
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| Next election | No election currently scheduled. |
POWER --/100 Ranked #-- of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Tunisia.
Historical timeline of Tunisia
This profile covers the population, economy, natural resources, leaders, and history of Tunisia — with the Bureau’s live national-power score of --/100, ranking #-- of 195 countries.
What is Tunisia's power score?
Tunisia has a Magna Power score of --/100. The score measures structural power — the proven capacity to shape events — across nine components.