Tunisia’s energy trade deficit, including Algerian gas export royalties, decreased by 3% year-on-year to 2,937 million dinars (MD by the end of March 2025, according to a report by the National Energy and Mines Observatory.
Energy exports fell by 28% in value and energy imports dropped by 88% in value.
The Observatory highlighted that energy trade fluctuations are highly sensitive to three factors, namely trade volumes, USD/TND exchange rates and Brent crude prices (the benchmark for imported/exported crude and petroleum products)
Brent crude averaged $13/barrel lower in March 2025 compared to March 2024.
The Tunisian dinar appreciated by 2% against the US dollar (the primary currency for energy trade) year-on-year.
