Tunisia’s trade deficit widened to 18.9 billion dinars in 2024, compared with 17 billion dinars in 2023.
This is due to the combined factor of stable exports (compared with a 7.9% increase in 2023) and a 2.3% increase in imports (compared with a 4.4% decrease in 2023).
On the import side, Tunisia’s main purchases in 2024 were coal, oil and derivatives worth 15.2 billion dinars (+7.8%), machinery and electrical equipment worth 9.8 billion dinars (-0.6%) and boilers, reactors and mechanical machinery worth 6.3 billion dinars (+3.4%).
This was followed by cars, bicycles and tractors at 5.5 billion dinars (+22%), plastics at 5 billion dinars (+0.1%) and grain at 3.5 billion dinars (-15.5%).
Pharmaceutical imports totaled 2 billion dinars in 2024 (+12.7%). Similarly, imports of copper and cotton totaled 2 billion dinars (+5.8%) and 1.8 billion dinars (-4.2%) respectively.
Tunisia’s main exports in 2024 were machinery and electrical equipment, worth 16.2 billion dinars (-2.7%), clothing and accessories (not knitted or crocheted), worth 5.3 billion dinars (-7.3%), and fats, oils and waxes, also worth 5.3 billion dinars (+23.5%).
This was followed by coal, petroleum and derivatives at 3.8 billion dinars (+0.45%), boilers and reactors at 2.7 billion dinars (+16%) and scientific and optical equipment at 2.5 billion dinars (+7.7%).
In 2024, Tunisia exported cars, bicycles and tractors worth 2.1 billion dinars (+8.9%) and footwear worth 1.7 billion dinars (-2.2%).
