Tunisia’s net foreign exchange reserves declined by 5.3% to 22.1 billion dinars (equivalent to 97 days of imports) as of April 23, 2025, compared to 23.4 billion dinars (107 days of imports) a year earlier, according to monetary and financial indicators released Thursday by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT).
Workers’ remittances rose by 7%, climbing from 2.2 billion dinars on April 20, 2024, to 2.3 billion dinars as of April 2025.
Tourism revenues saw an increase of 5.2%, reaching 1.7 billion dinars by April 20, 2025.
Combined, workers’ remittances and tourism revenue (4 billion dinars) now cover 62% of external debt service obligations, which remained steady at 6.5 billion dinars, compared to the same period last year. The BCT also reported a 2% decrease in total refinancing volume, which fell to 13.9 billion dinars between January 1 and April 23, 2025.
