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Aid as % of GDP

1.1%

[87th of 129]

Economic freedom

2.05

[71st of 156]

Exports to US

$33,100,000.00

[112nd of 224]

GDP > PPP

$76,508,000,000.00

[59th of 163]

GDP growth > annual %

4.22 annual %

[96th of 187]

GDP per capita, PPP > current international $

8,371.14 PPP $

[60th of 169]

GINI index

39.8

[18th of 40]

Gross National Income

$19,984,500,000.00

[56th of 172]

Gross national income > constant LCU

19818980000

 

Human Development Index

0.753

[91st of 178]

Income category

Lower middle income

 

Income distribution > Poorest 10%

2.3%

[72nd of 114]

Income distribution > Richest 10%

31.8%

[49th of 114]

Income distribution > Richest 20%

47.9%

[43rd of 114]

Population under $1 a day

2

[56th of 59]

Poverty > Share of all poor people

0.02 % of world's poor

[67th of 80]

Research and development spending

0.3%

[54th of 69]

Stock exchange

Tunis Stock Exchange

 

Technological achievement

0.26

[47th of 68]

Total reserves minus gold > current US$

4,436,696,000 $

[67th of 178]


Currency
 

Currency

dinar

 

ISO code

TND 788

 

Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average

1.33

 

PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio

0.34

[103rd of 169]

Real effective exchange rate index

85.3 %

[80th of 96]

Regime

m.float (1.0)

 

S&P/EMDB indexes > annual % change

47.93 annual % change

[16th of 58]

Subdivision

1,000

[3rd of 192]

Symbol

TD

 

Terms of trade since 1995

99.86

[53rd of 117]

 

Energy
 

Commercial energy use

824.78

[78th of 119]

Electric power consumption > kWh

11,496,000,000 kWh

[74th of 132]

Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel

99.5%

[70th of 223]

Electricity > Production by source > Hydro

0.5%

[141st of 223]

Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear

0%

[55th of 223]

Gasoline prices

0.8

[96th of 141]

Geothermal power use

48

[36th of 53]

Hydroelectricity consumption

0.06

[132nd of 213]

imports, net > % of energy use

21.81 %

[68th of 130]

Nuclear waste generated

-0.33

[27th of 45]

Oil production in 1972

84 thousand barrels / day

[31st of 36]

Oil production in 1992

110 thousand barrels / day

[42nd of 47]

Oil Proved reserves > Thousand million barrels

0.64

[44th of 47]

Oil reserves

1,700,000,000 barrels

[32nd of 97]

Traditional fuel consumption

12.4%

[67th of 130]

use > kt of oil equivalent

8,703 kt of oil equivalent

[86th of 132]

Wall plugs > Frequency

50 HZ

[64th of 151]

Wall plugs > Plug type
Europe

Wall plugs > Voltage

230 V

[28th of 209]

Wind energy installation

19 MW

[35th of 53]

 

Industry
 

Adjusted savings: mineral depletion > % of GNI

0.23 % of GNI

[39th of 84]

Chemicals > % of value added in manufacturing

19.64 %

[3rd of 91]

Machinery and transport equipment > % of value added in manufacturing

4.84 %

[41st of 91]

Manufactures exports > % of merchandise exports

77.59 %

[36th of 156]

Manufacturing, value added > annual % growth

1.93 %

[88th of 156]

Manufacturing, value added > constant 2000 US$

4,164,425,000 constant 2000 US$

[36th of 155]

Manufacturing, value added > constant LCU

3658200000

 

Manufacturing, value added > current LCU

6523100000

 

Manufacturing, value added > current US$

5,029,375,000 $

[37th of 167]

Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports

1.07 %

[94th of 154]

Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports

2.66 %

[40th of 155]

Other manufacturing > % of value added in manufacturing

28.86 %

[54th of 107]

Patent applications, nonresidents

128

[63rd of 96]

Patent applications, residents

46

[67th of 97]

Textiles and clothing > % of value added in manufacturing

11.51 %

[33rd of 101]

value added > annual % growth

2.5 %

[99th of 164]

value added > constant 2000 US$

6,528,803,000 constant 2000 US$

[57th of 164]

value added > constant LCU

5974400000

 

value added > current LCU

10661100000

 

value added > current US$

8,219,815,000 $

[54th of 172]


Agriculture
 

Agricultural growth

120

[47th of 149]

Agricultural machinery > tractors

35,100

[63rd of 190]

Arable and permanent cropland

5,014 thousand hectares

[43rd of 148]

Arable land > % of land area

17.96 % of land area

[62nd of 199]

Arable land > hectares

2,790,000 hectares

[67th of 199]

Cereal production

120 thousand metric tons

[47th of 149]

Cotton exports

0 thousand bales

[103rd of 109]

Cotton production

10

[56th of 109]

Crop production index

101.7 %

[123rd of 182]

Fertilizer consumption > metric tons

102,000 metric tons

[73rd of 169]

Fertilizer use

22.2 kg

[90th of 138]

Food production index

101.6 %

[129th of 182]

Grains > Wheat production

1,300 thousand metric tons

[19th of 17]

Labor share

24.3%

[79th of 149]

Livestock production index

98.8 %

[150th of 181]

Organic cropland

18,255 hectares

[38th of 88]

Tractor concentration

7

[75th of 147]

Tractors

35,100

[58th of 147]

value added > annual % growth

-5 %

[125th of 164]

Workers per hectare

0.2

[105th of 148]


Transportation
 

Air transport, freight > million tons per km

18.05 million tons/km

[88th of 153]

Aircraft departures

19,400

[70th of 155]

Driving side of the road > Left or right

Right side

 

Highways > Paved

12,310 km

[39th of 113]

Highways > Total

18,997 km

[47th of 118]

Highways > Unpaved

6,687 km

[34th of 113]

Merchant marine > Ships by type
bulk 2, cargo 3, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1

Merchant marine > Total > Dwt

91,013 Dwt

[103rd of 157]

Merchant marine > Total > GRT

130,475 GRT

[94th of 157]

Motor vehicles

71 motor vehicles per 100 p

[71st of 134]

Pipelines > All types
gas 3,059 km; oil 1,203 km; refined products 345 km (2004)

Pipelines > Total length

4,607 km

[45th of 120]

Ports and harbors
Bizerte, Gabes, La Goulette, Sfax, Sousse, Tunis, Zarzis

Travel services > % of commercial service exports

54.69 %

[49th of 153]

Vehicle abundance

5.99 per square km

[65th of 141]

 

Taxation
 

Net taxes on products > constant LCU

2023655000

 

Net taxes on products > current LCU

4063200000

 

Net taxes on products > current US$

3,132,768,000 $

[49th of 159]

Social contributions > % of revenue

18.38 %

[33rd of 78]

Social contributions > current LCU

2040600000

 

Taxes on goods and services > % value added of industry and services

11.62 %

[35th of 89]

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of revenue

25.99 %

[21st of 98]

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of total taxes

36.46 %

[29th of 98]

 
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