Cumulative external debt service declined by 13.8% between 2024 and 2025 (as of December 20), falling from TND 14 billion to TND 12 billion, according to monetary and financial indicators published on December 26 by the Central Bank of Tunisia.
Cumulative workers’ remittances and tourism revenues increased by 6% to TND 8.4 billion and by 6.3% to nearly TND 7.9 billion, respectively, from the start of the year through December 20.
Notably, total workers’ remittances and tourism revenues were sufficient to cover 135.9% of cumulative external debt service. As a result, foreign currency reserves remained stable at TND 25 billion, equivalent to 108 days of imports.
The issuing authority’s statistics also showed a decline in total refinancing volume to TND 10.4 billion as of December 26, 2025, down from TND 12.1 billion a year earlier.
Meanwhile, total interbank transactions edged up 4%, from TND 3.5 billion on December 26, 2024, to TND 3.7 billion currently. Currency in circulation increased by 19% to TND 26.5 billion.
