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Tunisia

TUN · North Africa / Maghreb

Tunisia

Presidential recentralization since 2021, economy under stress, migration dossier central to relations with the EU.

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Data refreshed on 2026.09.06 · source: Wikidata

Composite reading — institute

Risque élevé

4.7 /10 risk

  • Security 0.0
  • Legitimacy 4.5
  • 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.

Capital
Tunis
Population
12,000,000 inh.
Area
163,610 km²
Currency
TND
Regime
Presidential republic

Executive in office

Kaïs Saïed

Head of State

Kaïs Saïed

since 2019.10.23

Sarra Zaafrani

Head of Government

Sarra Zaafrani

since 2025.03.21

Government in office 3 members

ministre des Finances

Mechket Slama

since 2025.02.05 finance

Slah Zouari

ministre de l'Industrie, de l'Énergie et des Mines

Slah Zouari

since 2026.04.27 energy

ministre du Tourisme

Soufiane Tekaya

since 2025.08.25 indépendant

Parliament

Assemblée des représentants du peuple

217 seats

Inception 2014

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

58 G$

2025 ↑ +11.8 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

4,657 $

2025 ↑ +11.2 % vs 2024

Growth

2.5 %

2025 ↑ +0.9 pt vs 2024

Inflation

5.2 %

2025 ↓ -2.1 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

15.1 %

2025 ↓ -0.2 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

2.5 %

2024 ↑ +0.0 pt vs 2023

Life expectancy

76.7 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.3 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.32/1

#116 autocratie électorale

Freedoms (Freedom House)

56/100

Partly Free

Corruption (CPI)

39/100

#922024

Press freedom (RSF)

52/100

#1182024

Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW

  • NPT

    1968 Ratified

  • CTBT

    1996 Ratified

  • TPNW

    2017 Signed, not ratified

  • Rome Statute

    1998 Ratified

  • Genocide

    1948 Ratified

  • Geneva

    1949 Ratified

  • Ottawa Mine Ban

    1997 Ratified

  • Oslo Cluster Munitions

    2008 Ratified

  • Arms Trade Treaty

    2013 Ratified

  • Paris Agreement

    2015 Ratified

Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI

Upcoming

  • 2029-10

    Présidentielle

Last election

  • 2024-10-06

    Présidentielle

    Kaïs Saïed 90.7% (opposants emprisonnés) — participation 28.8%

Last institutional rupture Auto-coup constitutionnel 25 juillet 2021 (Saïed)

National anthem

Humat Al-Hima

Composer · Mohammed Abdel Wahab

Alliances

  • Ligue arabe
  • OCI
  • Union africaine

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