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Agriculture > products
olives, olive oil, grain, dairy products, tomatoes, citrus fruit, beef, sugar beets, dates, almonds |
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Aid as % of GDP
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1.1% |
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[87th of 129]
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Debt > External
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$19,270,000,000.00 |
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[70th of 136]
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Distribution of family income > Gini index
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40 |
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[8th of 43]
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Economic freedom
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2.05 |
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[71st of 156]
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Economy > Overview
Tunisia has a diverse economy, with important agricultural, mining, tourism, and manufacturing sectors. Governmental control of economic affairs while still heavy has gradually lessened over the past decade with increasing privatization, simplification of the tax structure, and a prudent approach to debt. Progressive social policies also have helped raise living conditions in Tunisia relative to the region. Real growth, which averaged almost 5% over the past decade, reached 6.3% in 2007 because of development in non-textile manufacturing, a recovery in agricultural production, and strong growth in the services sector. However, Tunisia will need to reach even higher growth levels to create sufficient employment opportunities for an already large number of unemployed as well as the growing population of university graduates. Broader privatization, further liberalization of the investment code to increase foreign investment, improvements in government efficiency, and reduction of the trade deficit are among the challenges ahead. |
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Exports
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$15,150,000,000.00 |
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[70th of 189]
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GDP
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$30,298,490,000.00 |
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[68th of 203]
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GDP > PPP
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$76,508,000,000.00 |
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[59th of 163]
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GDP > Real growth rate
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6.3% |
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[64th of 198]
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GINI index
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39.8
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[18th of 40]
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Gross National Income
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$19,984,500,000.00 |
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[56th of 172]
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Human Development Index
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0.753 |
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[91st of 178]
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Income category
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Lower middle income |
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Income distribution > Richest 10%
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31.8% |
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[49th of 114]
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Population below poverty line
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7.4% |
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[25th of 46]
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Poverty > Share of all poor people
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0.02 % of world's poor |
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[67th of 80]
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Public debt
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55.4 % of GDP |
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[33rd of 121]
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Technological achievement
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0.26 |
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[47th of 68]
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Tourist arrivals
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4,263,000 |
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[25th of 152]
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; calculated on the basis of data on ODA from OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), Development Assistance Committee. 2002. DAC Online. Database. Paris.; and data on GDP from World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The Heritage Foundation; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; World Bank. 2005. World Development Indicators 2005.; World Development Indicators database; ; Human Development Report 2006, United Nations Development Programme; ; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; Country Responsibilities in Achieving the Millenium Development Goals", April 8 2003, by Janice Poling; United Nations Development Program. Human Development Report 2001. New York: Oxford University Press,2001, Table A2.1. via ciesin.org; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Tunisia, Tunisian Republic, Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah, Tunis
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