The tourism sector GDP share in Tunisia was forecast to continuously increase between 2023 and 2028 by in total 4.8 percentage points. The share is estimated to amount to 16.8 percent in 2028. While the share was forecast to increase significant in the next years, the increase will slow down in the future.Depited is the economic contribution of the tourism sector in relation to the gross domestic product of the country or region at hand.The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the tourism sector GDP share in countries like Morocco and the Sudan.

Tourist Arrivals in Tunisia decreased to 1025 Thousand in 2024 from 9370 Thousand in 2023. This dataset provides - Tunisia Tourist Arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Tunisia Visitor Arrivals

• Tunisia Visitor Arrivals recorded 859,300 person in Oct 2024, compared with 1,004,174 person in the previous month
• Tunisia Visitor Arrivals data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1990 to Oct 2024
• The data reached an all-time high of 1,152,236 person in Aug 2024 and a record low of 123 person in Apr 2020

Key information about Tunisia Tourism Revenue Growth

• Tunisia Tourism Revenue grew 27.7 % YoY in Dec 2023, compared with an increase of 131.9 % YoY in the previous year
• Tunisia Tourism Revenue Growth rate data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1991 to Dec 2023
• The data reached an all-time high of 131.9 % in Dec 2022 and a record low of -63.9 % in Dec 2020

Historical chart and dataset showing Tunisia tourist spending by year from 1995 to 2020.

Key information about Tunisia Tourism Revenue

• Tunisia's Tourism Revenue reached 2 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with 2 USD bn in the previous year
• Tunisia's Tourism Revenue data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1990 to Dec 2023
• The data reached an all-time high of 2,751 USD mn in Dec 2008 and a record low of 684 USD mn in Dec 1991

Tourism Revenues in Tunisia decreased to 1897.60 TND Million in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 2796.20 TND Million in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Tunisia Tourism Revenues.

Tunisia TN: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data was reported at 5,724,000.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,359,000.000 Person for 2015. Tunisia TN: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 5,735,000.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,828,000.000 Person in 2010 and a record low of 3,885,000.000 Person in 1996. Tunisia TN: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tunisia – Table TN.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

International tourism, number of arrivals in Tunisia was reported at 2012000 in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tunisia - International tourism, number of arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Tunisia TN: International Tourism: Expenditures data was reported at 823.000 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 767.000 USD mn for 2015. Tunisia TN: International Tourism: Expenditures data is updated yearly, averaging 465.000 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 823.000 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of 266.000 USD mn in 1997. Tunisia TN: International Tourism: Expenditures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tunisia – Table TN.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Tunisia TN: International Tourism: Receipts data was reported at 1.706 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.869 USD bn for 2015. Tunisia TN: International Tourism: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 2.275 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.909 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of 1.706 USD bn in 2016. Tunisia TN: International Tourism: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tunisia – Table TN.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

International tourism, number of departures in Tunisia was reported at 739000 in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tunisia - International tourism, number of departures - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Tunisia TN: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data was reported at 749.000 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 696.000 USD mn for 2015. Tunisia TN: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 392.000 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 749.000 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of 235.000 USD mn in 1998. Tunisia TN: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tunisia – Table TN.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Tunisia was reported at 1007000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tunisia - International tourism, receipts - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Tunisia: International tourism revenue, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2020 is 2.37 percent, a decline from 6.4 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 3.34 percent, based on data from 125 countries. Historically, the average for Tunisia from 1995 to 2020 is 7.25 percent. The minimum value, 2.37 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 10.19 percent was recorded in 1995.

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Tunisia was reported at 852000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tunisia - International tourism, receipts for travel items - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) in Tunisia was reported at 38000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tunisia - International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Tunisia was reported at 8.9616 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tunisia - International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Tunisia was reported at 369000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tunisia - International tourism, expenditures for travel items - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Tourism expenditures as a share of total imports of Tunisia sank by 44.65% from 5.0 % in 2019 to 2.8 % in 2020. Since the 33.34% jump in 2018, tourism expenditures as a share of total imports plummeted by 45.46% in 2020. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.