Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Tunisia
Tunisia: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.3046 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Tunisia, 1994–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Tunisia stood at 0.3046.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Tunisia peaked at 0.5549 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2056, in 1995.
That places Tunisia 78th out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.2257 | — |
| 1995 | 0.2056 | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.249 | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2541 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2258 | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2695 | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2072 | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 0.209 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.24 | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2694 | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3109 | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3372 | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4514 | +33.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4123 | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3545 | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5549 | +56.5% |
| 2010 | 0.425 | -23.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3176 | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3513 | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3133 | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3092 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3668 | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.309 | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2686 | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2301 | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.339 | +47.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4946 | +45.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3828 | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2895 | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3515 | +21.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3531 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.3046 | -13.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.3046 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4996, 61% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.3046 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.19, 26% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2383 | 0.2056 | 0.2695 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.3347 | 0.2072 | 0.5549 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.323 | 0.2301 | 0.425 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3627 | 0.2895 | 0.4946 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4961 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Tunisia?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Tunisia was 0.3046 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5549 in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2056 in 1995.
- How does Tunisia rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Tunisia ranks 78th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.