Workers’ remittances reached 3.669 million dinars (nearly 3.67 billion dinars) at the end of May 2026, according to the latest monetary indicators published by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT).
This figure marks a solid 4.5% increase compared to the same period last year, when remittances amounted to 3.510 billion dinars.
In dollar terms, these transfers represent 1.267 billion dollars (average monthly exchange rate at end of May: 1 dollar = 2.894 dinars).
A lifeline for foreign currency reserves
In a complex global macroeconomic context, this resilience of financial flows from the diaspora provides a breath of fresh air for Tunisia’s public finances.
Alongside tourist revenues, which are also trending upward at the start of the summer season, the employment income of Tunisians abroad remains one of the main drivers for feeding and stabilizing the country’s stock of foreign currency.
These cumulative flows are currently enabling Tunisia to consolidate its net foreign assets, maintaining a comfortable coverage of 103 days of imports, a crucial psychological and technical threshold for the stability of the dinar and the servicing of external debt.
