The Central Bank of Tunisia revealed that the trade deficit reached 9.9 billion dinars ($3.42 billion) in the first half of 2025, compared to 8.01 billion dinars ($2.77 billion) during the same period last year. This led to a current account deficit of 3.39 billion dinars ($1.17 billion), representing 1.9 percent of GDP.
The Central Bank revealed that net foreign exchange assets remained stable, recording 23.2 billion dinars ($8.01 billion), equivalent to 101 days of imports, on July 29, compared to 24.4 billion dinars ($8.43 billion) a year earlier. The inflation rate recorded a significant decline to 5.4 percent in June 2025, compared to 6.2 percent at the end of 2024, while core inflation declined to 4.7 percent.
Source (Anadolu Agency, edited)
