North Africa
Tunisia
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Market-entry intelligence →Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Tunisia's #1 import source (world lens). Tunisia is the EU's #55 goods supplier.
Tunisia on the world stage
Total imports
$26.1bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$20.0bn
176 partners
#1 import source
Italy
12.0%
#1 export dest.
France
21.7%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Tunisia and the EU
EU imports from
€13.5bn
0.5% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€12.6bn
0.5% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #55 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 0.94
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
112
EUR/MWh
Consumer
63
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
560
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Import dependenceMarket model
State monopoly (STEG)
Direct PPA
Limited
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
No independent regulator
Gas dependence (85%) on declining domestic production and Algerian pipeline imports. Slow renewable energy uptake despite good solar and wind resources. STEG is vertically integrated with no competitive wholesale market.
Tracked infrastructure
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
32.5
→ 40.3 by 2050
Fertility
1.82
below replacement
Working-age
66.4%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
14.3
→ 32.7 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 12.3M · peaks 2051
By 2050: +7% (13.1M)