TUN · North Africa / Maghreb
Tunisia
Presidential recentralization since 2021, economy under stress, migration dossier central to relations with the EU.
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.8 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 4.0
- Economy 4.5
- Diplomacy 7.4
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 23 people and 3 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (25), Libya (1).
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 41 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 27 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 51 (list of 2026.09.22). Regimes aimed at people threatening the country's stability: EU (misappropriation of state funds), 27 listings.
- Capital
- Tunis
- Population
- 12,000,000 inh.
- Area
- 163,610 km²
- Currency
- TND
- Regime
- Presidential republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Kaïs Saïed
Head of Government
Sarra Zaafrani
Government in office 3 members
ministre des Finances
Mechket Slama
ministre de l'Industrie, de l'Énergie et des Mines
Slah Zouari
ministre du Tourisme
Soufiane Tekaya
Parliament
Assemblée des représentants du peuple
217 seats
Inception 2014
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
58 G$
GDP / capita
4,657 $
Growth
2.5 %
Inflation
5.2 %
Unemployment
15.1 %
Defense / GDP
2.5 %
Life expectancy
76.7 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.40/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
42/100
Corruption (CPI)
39/100
Press freedom (RSF)
40/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#74
Annual budget
1.4 Md$
Defense effort
2.5 %PIB
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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NPT
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CTBT
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TPNW
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Rome Statute
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Genocide
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Geneva
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Ottawa Mine Ban
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Oslo Cluster Munitions
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Arms Trade Treaty
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Paris Agreement
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
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2029-10
Présidentielle
Last election
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2024-10-06
Présidentielle
Kaïs Saïed 90.7% (opposants emprisonnés) · turnout 28.8%
Last institutional rupture Auto-coup constitutionnel 25 juillet 2021 (Saïed)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.746/1
Gini
33.7
Refugees hosted
2,386
Refugees originating
3,711
National anthem
Humat Al-Hima
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- Ligue arabe
- OCI
- Union africaine
- UN
- WTO
- Francophonie (OIF)
- AMU
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,630 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 526, or ×0.7.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2021 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01