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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Tunisia: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Tunisia is placed 103rd of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 13,018 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 32.07 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
103rd
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 13,018GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 32.07Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 0.565Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 37.84Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Tunisia on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
13,018
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Tunisia: 13,018. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Northern Africa
- 17,265 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 15,883 · Libya 14,118
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Tunisia’s is from 2024 · CC BY 4.0
32.07
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Tunisia: 32.07. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Northern Africa
- 32.07 Tunisia
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
0.565
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 47th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Tunisia: 0.565. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Northern Africa
- 0.565 Tunisia
- Land neighbours
- Algeria -0.978 · Libya -1.679
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
37.84
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Tunisia: 37.84. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Northern Africa
- 44.39 Morocco
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 35.29 · Libya 33.12
02Over time
Which way Tunisia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
TunisiaWorld median
Tunisia rose from 9,134 in 2000 to 13,018 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Tunisia World median 2025 13,018 17,265 2024 12,775 18,108 2023 12,651 17,686 2022 12,712 16,933 2021 12,444 16,260 2020 11,956 15,631 2019 13,244 16,761 2018 13,163 16,349 2017 12,955 16,129 2016 12,804 15,512 2015 12,803 14,857 2014 12,824 14,475 2013 12,588 14,681 2012 12,436 14,631 2011 12,069 13,916 2010 12,458 14,101 2009 12,230 13,655 2008 11,990 14,030 2007 11,614 13,755 2006 10,984 12,983 2005 10,529 12,023 2004 10,264 11,608 2003 9,752 11,183 2002 9,408 11,144 2001 9,381 10,907 2000 9,134 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
TunisiaWorld median
Tunisia rose from 0.107 in 2000 to 0.565 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Tunisia World median 2024 0.565 0.1310 2023 0.490 0.0710 2022 0.366 0.0580 2021 0.441 0.0010 2020 0.391 0.0470 2019 0.382 0.0300 2018 0.412 -0.0150 2017 0.435 0.0080 2016 0.340 -0.0660 2015 0.333 -0.0600 2014 0.405 -0.0190 2013 0.371 0.0140 2012 0.428 0.0060 2011 0.213 -0.0140 2010 0.327 -0.0020 2009 0.276 0.0990 2008 0.256 0.0700 2007 0.169 -0.0080 2006 0.233 0.0740 2005 0.192 0.0510 2004 0.180 0.0505 2003 0.137 0.0450 2002 0.084 0.0100 2001 0.103 0.0470 2000 0.107 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
TunisiaWorld median
Tunisia rose from 27.43 in 2014 to 37.84 in 2024; the world median went from 51.96 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Tunisia World median 2024 37.84 73 2021 36.85 74 2017 36.91 59 2014 27.43 52 2011 — 37
03In context
Tunisia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Tunisia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 103rd | 13,018 | 32.07 | 0.565 | 37.84 |
 Algeria | 137th | 15,883 | — | -0.978 | 35.29 |
 Libya | =151st | 14,118 | — | -1.679 | 33.12 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Tunisia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Tunisia is ahead of the world, and behind
53 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median7
Statistics on which Tunisia does better than the middle country measured.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.420.4410.4No earlier reading
Tunisia: 20.44 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.951,668701.95No earlier reading
Tunisia: 1,668 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 51st of 145 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23111.48106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Tunisia: 111.48 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 195 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.5310.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Tunisia: 0.531 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 75th of 170 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08109.55106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Tunisia: 109.55 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 86th of 195 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1942.2340.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Tunisia: 42.23 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 88th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6747.1846.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Tunisia: 47.18 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 94th of 195 · derived.
Behind the world median21
Statistics on which Tunisia does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8142.2441.81No earlier reading
Tunisia: 42.24 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 90th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27313,25014,273▲ Improved since 2015
Tunisia: 13,250 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 53rd of 102 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80010,88912,800No real change since 2017
Tunisia: 10,889 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 94th of 173 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5226.9928.52No real change since 2022
Tunisia: 26.99 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 76th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89010,91412,890▼ Worsened since 2012
Tunisia: 10,914 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 91st of 166 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06104.46107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Tunisia: 104.46 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 110th of 194 · derived.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.5860.627No real change since 2013
Tunisia: 0.586 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1871.8232.187▼ Worsened since 2014
Tunisia: 1.823 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3950.3452.39No earlier reading
Tunisia: 50.34 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 100th of 169 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.861.563.8No earlier reading
Tunisia: 61.5 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 57th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.111.4616.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Tunisia: 11.46 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3962.4933.396▲ Improved since 2015
Tunisia: 2.493 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 120th of 186 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.532.7127.5▼ Worsened since 2010
Tunisia: 32.71 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.525-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Tunisia: -0.525 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 141st of 209 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48621,15046,486▲ Improved since 2010
Tunisia: 21,150 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 105th of 150 · derived.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2125.1256.21▼ Worsened since 2016
Tunisia: 25.12 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 129th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4210.6625.42▼ Worsened since 2019
Tunisia: 10.66 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 130th of 170 · derived.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.9326.1712.93▼ Worsened since 2014
Tunisia: 26.17 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 22nd of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.389-1.3558.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Tunisia: -1.355 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 98th of 118 · derived.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9477.743.94▼ Worsened since 2014
Tunisia: 77.7 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 18th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4513.3411.451▼ Worsened since 2014
Tunisia: 3.341 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 15th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end25
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0479.6162.04Moved since 2015
Tunisia: 79.61 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 22nd of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60220.559.602Moved since 2015
Tunisia: 20.55 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3065.2333.306No real change since 2015
Tunisia: 5.233 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2119.9116.21Moved since 2015
Tunisia: 19.91 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 36th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2352.3181.235Moved since 2014
Tunisia: 2.318 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24011,5692,240No real change since 2022
Tunisia: 11,569 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4133.727.41Moved since 2012
Tunisia: 33.7 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.2250.557-0.225Moved since 2014
Tunisia: 0.557 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3446.6536.34Moved since 2015
Tunisia: 46.65 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 44th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.68101.4579.68Moved since 2015
Tunisia: 101.45 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 44th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7254.7941.72Moved since 2015
Tunisia: 54.79 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 45th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.57210.296.572Moved since 2015
Tunisia: 10.29 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 56th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7082.2491.708Moved since 2011
Tunisia: 2.249 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 89th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9681.9571.968Moved since 2015
Tunisia: 1.957 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.73261.72275.73Moved since 2016
Tunisia: 261.72 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95513.35657.95Moved since 2014
Tunisia: 513.35 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6521.9624.65Moved since 2015
Tunisia: 21.96 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 101st of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 242024Moved since 2016
Tunisia: 20 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2393.81103.23Moved since 2015
Tunisia: 93.81 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.1740.306Moved since 2015
Tunisia: 0.174 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,788491,9551,827,788Moved since 2014
Tunisia: 491,955 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 81st of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.3210.523Moved since 2013
Tunisia: 0.321 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1721.8467.17Moved since 2014
Tunisia: 21.84 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9315.2322.93Moved since 2015
Tunisia: 15.23 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 117th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.065.4922.06Moved since 2014
Tunisia: 5.49 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 141st of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Tunisia
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05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Tunisia’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Tunisia’s 10th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledgejoint 48th of 1983/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality43rd of 1593/3 keys
- Digital & Technology81st of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 90th of 2004/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture84th of 1844/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience90th of 1934/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital98th of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions104th of 1944/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 108th of 1864/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation103rd of 1764/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties116th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Security121st of 1774/4 keys
- Energy119th of 1653/3 keys
- Work & Labour145th of 1824/4 keys
- Gender & Equality146th of 1834/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade153rd of 1772/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Tunisia can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius36th4/4 keysHighest in Northern Africa
Tunisia103rd4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Tunisia and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
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On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Tunisia on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Tunisia rank on economy & innovation?
Tunisia is placed 103rd of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Tunisia?
13,018 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Tunisia?
32.07 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Tunisia compare with Algeria on economy & innovation?
Algeria is placed 137th of 176, and Tunisia 103rd. GDP per Capita (PPP): Algeria 15,883, Tunisia 13,018; Economic Complexity Index: Algeria -0.978, Tunisia 0.565; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Algeria 35.29, Tunisia 37.84.
How have Tunisia’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 9,134 in 2000 to 13,018 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index rose from 0.107 in 2000 to 0.565 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 27.43 in 2014 to 37.84 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Tunisia?
No current reading is published for Tunisia on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Creative Services Exports, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Logistics Performance Index, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products and Tax Revenue (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 53 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Tunisia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Tunisia (banner) — Rais67, CC0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Tunisia: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/tunisia/economy