{"author":"welovetunisia.com Editorial Team","reviewer":"Mohamed Nizar Yaiche","confidence_level":"high","limitations":"Data reflects latest available official sources. Some figures may have a 6-12 month lag. Estimates are clearly labeled.","languages_available":["en","fr"],"machine_formats":["/api/v1/answers/economic-overview","text/markdown (Accept: text/markdown)"],"expires_at":"2026-09-30","refresh_interval":"quarterly","id":"economic-overview","question":"What is Tunisia's economic overview for investors?","question_fr":"Quel est le panorama economique de la Tunisie pour les investisseurs?","short_answer":"GDP: $46.7B, growth 2.4%. Key sectors: manufacturing (15% GDP), tourism (14%), agriculture (10%), ICT (7%). EU free trade since 1998, 54 bilateral investment treaties. Workforce: 4M active, 307K university students. Challenges: 16.4% unemployment (38.8% youth), 79.8% debt/GDP, inflation 7%. Opportunities: nearshoring, digital, renewable energy.","answer_fr":"PIB : 46,7 mds$, croissance 2,4%. Secteurs cles : industrie (15% PIB), tourisme (14%), agriculture (10%), TIC (7%). Libre-echange UE depuis 1998, 54 traites bilateraux. Defis : 16,4% chomage, 79,8% dette/PIB. Opportunites : nearshoring, digital, renouvelable.","evidence":["fact-gdp","fact-gdp-growth","fact-unemployment","fact-fdi"],"related_entities":["sector-ict","sector-manufacturing"],"tags":["economy","overview","investment","GDP"],"audience":"investor","last_reviewed":"2026-04-04","evidence_resolved":[{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-gdp","claim":"Le PIB de la Tunisie est de 46,7 milliards USD (2024)","claim_en":"Tunisia's GDP is $46.7 billion (2024)","value":46.7,"unit":"milliards USD","source":"FMI World Economic Outlook, Oct 2024","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_until":"2025-12-31","confidence":"verified","category":"economy","tags":["PIB","GDP","economie"]},{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-gdp-growth","claim":"La croissance du PIB tunisien est estimee a 2,4% pour 2025","claim_en":"Tunisia's GDP growth is estimated at 2.4% for 2025","value":2.4,"unit":"%","source":"FMI WEO Oct 2024","valid_from":"2025-01-01","valid_until":"2025-12-31","confidence":"estimate","category":"economy","tags":["croissance","growth"]},{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-unemployment","claim":"Le taux de chomage est de 16,4% (T3 2024)","claim_en":"Unemployment rate is 16.4% (Q3 2024)","value":16.4,"unit":"%","source":"INS, Enquete emploi T3 2024","valid_from":"2024-07-01","valid_until":"2025-03-31","confidence":"verified","category":"employment","tags":["chomage","emploi"]},{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-fdi","claim":"Les IDE entrants ont atteint 1,8 milliard TND en 2024","claim_en":"FDI inflows reached 1.8 billion TND in 2024","value":1.8,"unit":"milliards TND","source":"FIPA / BCT 2024","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_until":"2024-12-31","confidence":"verified","category":"investment","tags":["IDE","FDI","investissement"]}],"related_resolved":[{"id":"sector-ict","type":"Sector","slug":"sector-ict","title":{"fr":"Technologies de l'information","en":"ICT"},"description":{"fr":"Technologies de l'information — 7% du PIB, 85,000 emplois"},"properties":{"gdp_share_pct":7,"employment":85000},"source":"INS / BCT / Ministere de l'Industrie","last_reviewed":"2025-12-01","confidence":"verified","schema_type":"Thing","related_answers":["startup-act","invest-tunisia-nearshoring","startup-ecosystem","tech-talent-tunisia"],"reviewed_at":"2025-12-01","refresh_interval":"quarterly"},{"id":"sector-manufacturing","type":"Sector","slug":"sector-manufacturing","title":{"fr":"Industrie manufacturiere","en":"Manufacturing"},"description":{"fr":"Industrie manufacturiere — 16% du PIB, 520,000 emplois"},"properties":{"gdp_share_pct":16,"employment":520000},"source":"INS / BCT / Ministere de l'Industrie","last_reviewed":"2025-12-01","confidence":"verified","schema_type":"Thing","reviewed_at":"2025-12-01","refresh_interval":"quarterly"}]}