According to the latest figures published Friday by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT), the first nine months of 2025 were marked by an increase in revenue from work and tourism, contrasting with a drop in foreign currency assets and a strong increase in tickets and currencies in circulation.
Tunisian funds abroad generated nearly 6.5 billion dinars at the end of September 2025, an increase of 8% compared to the previous year. For their part, tourist revenues increased by 8.2%, reaching 6.2 billion dinars over the same period. In total, these two sources of income drained more than 12.7 billion dinars, confirming their key role in the balance of external resources in the country.
Debt service and exchange reserves
The BCT also reports a slight withdrawal from the external debt services, from 10.9 billion dinars at the end of September 2024 to 10.5 billion a year later, a decrease of 3.7%. On the other hand, the net foreign currency assets have decreased, establishing itself at 24.2 billion dinars (105 days of import) against 25.3 billion (114 days) on the same date in 2024.
Another indicator draws attention: tickets and coins in circulation recorded a flight of 15.3%, reaching 25.5 billion dinars, a level never equaled, revealing persistent tensions on liquidity and the informal economy.
