Tunisia Unemployment Rate

2011 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | National Institute of Statistics

Key information about Tunisia Unemployment Rate

  • Tunisia Unemployment Rate dropped to 15.20% in Dec 2025, from the previously reported figure of 15.40% in Sep 2025.
  • Tunisia Unemployment Rate is updated quarterly, available from Jun 2011 to Dec 2025, with an average rate of 15.50%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 18.90% in Dec 2011 and a record low of 14.80% in Jun 2014.
  • The data is reported by reported by National Institute of Statistics.
  • In the latest reports, Tunisia Population reached 11.87 million people in Dec 2023.


View Tunisia's Unemployment Rate from Jun 2011 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Tunisia Unemployment Rate

What was Tunisia's Unemployment Rate in Dec 2025?

Tunisia Unemployment Rate dropped to 15.20% in Dec 2025, from the previously reported figure of 15.40% in Sep 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
15.20 Dec 2025 15.40 Sep 2025 14.80 Jun 2014 18.90 Dec 2011 % quarterly Jun 2011 - Dec 2025

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.28 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 7.60 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1990 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 11.80 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 4.08 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 1978 - Jan 2026
Austria (%) 5.60 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Azerbaijan (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 6.16 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2026
Belgium (%) 6.40 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 2.22 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 12.65 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 23.14 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Brazil (%) 5.40 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2026
Brunei (%) 4.80 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 3.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 0.70 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 6.50 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Chile (%) 8.05 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
China (%) 5.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Colombia (%) 10.86 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Croatia (%) 5.50 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Cyprus (%) 4.20 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Czech Republic (%) 3.26 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Denmark (%) 6.40 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (%) 3.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 6.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) 7.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 5.80 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Finland (%) 10.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
France (%) 7.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 13.88 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Germany (%) 4.00 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Ghana (%) 2.98 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Greece (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.90 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1981 - Jan 2026
Hungary (%) 4.61 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Iceland (%) 3.35 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 4.85 2025 yearly 1984 - 2025
Iran (%) 9.40 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 5.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Israel (%) 3.02 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) 6.14 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.70 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2026
Jordan (%) 21.40 Aug 2025 quarterly Feb 2000 - Aug 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 3.00 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 10.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 3.70 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 7.00 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.40 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Luxembourg (%) 6.30 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.70 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2026
North Macedonia (%) 11.40 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 3.00 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2026
Malta (%) 2.73 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.62 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Moldova (%) 3.97 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 5.60 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 10.50 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 13.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 6.63 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Myanmar (%) 1.79 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Nepal (%) 4.44 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%) 4.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 5.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 4.30 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2022 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 4.60 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
Oman (%) 2.40 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2018 - Jan 2026
Pakistan (%) 6.90 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 27.50 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 10.40 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Paraguay (%) 3.56 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 6.34 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2001 - Jan 2026
Philippines (%) 5.30 Jul 2025 quarterly Jul 1982 - Jul 2025
Poland (%) 6.00 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2026
Portugal (%) 7.20 Jan 2021 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%) 0.10 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Romania (%) 5.90 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 2.10 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.44 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 2.00 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 2020 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 5.74 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Slovenia (%) 4.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 31.40 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 9.93 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 4.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 8.96 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 5.02 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025

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Tunisia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.3 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,386.296 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 13,415.759 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 26.1 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 46,921.1 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2011 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 81.2 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (TND bn) 94.740 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (TND bn) 246.854 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (TND bn) 73.793 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Government: Budgetary: Revenue: Grants (TND mn) 350.000 2025 yearly 2019 - 2025
Government: Budgetary: Expenditure: Transfers (TND mn) 19,004.200 2024 yearly 2019 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.800 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -446.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,837.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 5.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 42,352.917 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 105,286.514 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7,178.191 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,284.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) -3.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 494,427.619 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 220,836.736 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 54.692 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 60.110 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 2.290 Nov 2025 monthly May 2002 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 295.159 Nov 2025 monthly May 1995 - Nov 2025
Exports: ytd: Italy (TND mn) 10,558.500 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Exports: ytd: Libya (TND mn) 2,469.500 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Exports: ytd: France (TND mn) 14,828.100 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Exports: ytd: Germany (TND mn) 9,177.800 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Exports: ytd: Spain (TND mn) 3,154.700 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Imports: ytd: Germany (TND mn) 6,576.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Imports: ytd: United States of America (TND mn) 2,488.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Imports: ytd: France (TND mn) 9,310.600 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Imports: ytd: Italy (TND mn) 9,950.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Imports: ytd: Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (TND mn) 6,396.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Import Value Index (2015=100) 111.209 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.585 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.6 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 330.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -1,047.883 2025 yearly 1976 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -2.5 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -30.6 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -1,256.049 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 42,534.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 83.8 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 16,526.6 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 32.9 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.647 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -73,334.715 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
BoP: Current Account: Factor Income (TND mn) 401.200 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Merchandise: FOB (TND mn) -4,607.800 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Balance of Payments (BoP) (TND mn) 3,802.300 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services (TND mn) 3,275.500 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account (TND mn) -783.300 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (TND mn) 147.800 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
FDI: Manufacturing (TND mn) 1,481.500 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
FDI: Tourism and Real Estate (TND mn) 12.100 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
FDI: Energy (TND mn) 479.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (TND mn) 2,396.500 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
FDI: Others (TND mn) 423.900 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 16.8 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2020 yearly 2007 - 2020
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 4,718.794 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 22,141.749 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 46,873.729 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 10.1 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1995 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1964 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 8,707.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 14.610 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 576.157 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1958 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 12,883.024 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 8.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 64,419.7 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 8.6 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1995 - Dec 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 14.4 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2021
Total Loans (USD mn) 31,850.741 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1995 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 3.57 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1996 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 60.57 2024 yearly 1961 - 2024
Monetary Aggregate: M3: M2: M1 (TND th) 64,231,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Monetary Aggregate: Counterpart: DC: Claims on the Economy (TND th) 122,503,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Monetary Aggregate: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (TND th) 25,906,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Monetary Aggregate: Counterpart: DC: Net Claims on Central Government (TND th) 64,372,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Monetary Aggregate: M3: M2 (TND th) 135,976,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Monetary Aggregate: M3 (TND th) 146,497,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Banking System Resources: M4: M3 (TND th) 114,269,000.000 Dec 2023 monthly Feb 1994 - Dec 2023
Banking System Resources: M4: M3: M2: M1 (TND th) 49,382,873.000 Aug 2023 monthly Feb 1994 - Aug 2023
Banking System Resources: M4: M3: M2 (TND th) 111,516,000.000 Dec 2023 monthly Feb 1994 - Dec 2023
Gross International Reserves: Gold (TND th) 533,430.000 Feb 2019 monthly Feb 1994 - Feb 2019
Bank Loans (TND mn) 92,395.816 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1995 - Dec 2025
Bank Loans: Activities of Households as Employers; Undifferentiated Goods- and S... (TND mn) 0.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Sight Deposits: Other Depository Corporations (TND th) 34,171,634.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2025
Saving Deposits: Other Depository Corporations (TND th) 37,372,365.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025

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