STATISTICS
DEVELOPMENT OF MAIN FLOWS AND BALANCE OF EXTERNAL PAYMENTS
RECEIPTS
(In MTD)
Description
Year 2006
Year 2007
First Quarter 2007
First Quarter 2008*
Second Quarter 2007
Second Quarter 2008*
A-Current payments
- Merchandise exports (FOB)
-Services
Of which:Tourism
-Factor income
Of which:Labor income
-Current tranfers
B-Capital and financial
operations
-Capital transactions
-Direct investments
-Portfolio Investments
-Other investments
C-Adjustment Operations (net flows)
TOTAL
23718.9
28536.0
6625.0
7859.3
7111.3
8821.6
15558.1
19409.6
4786.2
5820.9
5032.0
6414.2
5716.7
6290.6
1223.4
1376.1
1462.6
1675.3
2825.2
3077.3
461.9
501.6
758.2
813.3
2223.2
2574.2
564.2
608.3
549.5
655.3
2009.9
2198.5
455.4
492.8
478.2
540.3
220.9
261.6
51.2
54.0
67.2
76.8
6811.3
5025.3
481.0
874.2
1193.0
1440.9
198.7
197.5
8.0
8.5
8.1
8.6
4406.5
2075.3
380.3
606.8
390.5
493.5
158.8
87.1
43.4
31.8
13.1
111.8
2047.3
2665.4
49.3
227.1
781.3
827.0
30530.2
33561.3
7106.0
8733.5
8304.3
10262.5
(*)Provisional figures.
EXPENDITURES
(In MTD)
Description
Year 2006
Year 2007
First Quarter 2007
First Quarter 2008*
Second Quarter 2007
Second Quarter 2008*
A-Current payments
- Import of goods (FOB)
-Services
-Factor income
Of which:M.L.T debt interest
-Current tranfers
B-Capital and financial
operations
-Capital transactions
-Direct investments
-portfolio investments
-Other investments
C-Adjustment Operations (net flows)
TOTAL
24543.3
29694.6
6874.5
8205.5
7558.9
9470.6
18903.3
23094.6
5246.1
6448.8
5806.3
7544.7
3267.0
3591.5
905.6
1009.6
888.7
955.0
2346.2
2977.4
712.7
736.6
856.1
962.8
889.9
870.5
192.4
186.1
256.1
253.2
26.8
31.1
10.1
10.5
7.8
8.1
3163.5
2937.6
471.8
388.5
442.0
475.0
5.8
2.6
0.8
0.9
0.5
0.6
94.1
133.6
18.7
20.6
33.1
36.4
72.5
48.7
24.4
8.2
9.4
24.2
2991.1
2752.7
427.9
358.8
399.0
413.8
50.1
46.4
27756.9
32678.6
7346.3
8594.0
8000.9
9945.6
(*)Provisional figures.
BALANCES
(In MTD)
Description
Year 2006
Year 2007
First Quarter 2007
First Quarter 2008*
Second Quarter 2007
Second Quarter 2008*
A-Current payments
- Merchandise (FOB)
-Services
-Factor income
-Current tranfers
B-Capital and financial
operations
-Capital transactions
-Direct investments
-Portfolio investments
-Other investments
C-Adjustment Operations (net flows)
General Balance
-824.4
-1158.6
-249.5
-346.2
-447.6
-649.0
-3345.2
-3685.0
-459.9
-627.9
-774.3
-1130.5
2449.7
2699.1
317.8
366.5
573.9
720.3
-123.0
-403.2
-148.5
-128.3
-306.6
-307.5
194.1
230.5
41.1
43.5
59.4
68.7
3647.8
2087.7
9.2
485.7
751.0
965.9
192.9
194.9
7.2
7.6
7.6
8.0
4312.4
1941.7
361.6
586.2
357.4
457.1
86.3
38.4
19.0
23.6
3.7
87.6
-943.8
-87.3
-378.6
-131.7
382.3
413.2
-50.1
-46.4
2773.3
882.7
-240.3
139.5
303.4
316.9
(*)Provisional figures.
Calendar of notification of disseminations in the year 2008
of Balance of payments
Period
Periodicity
Notification date
Dissemination date
1st quarter 2008
Quarterly
29 FEBRUARY 2008
30 MAY 2008
2nd quarter 2008
Quarterly
30 MAY 2008
29 AUGUST 2008
3rd quarter 2008
Quarterly
29 AUGUST 2008
28 NOVEMBER 2008
4th quarter 2008
Quarterly
28 NOVEMBER 2008
27 FEBRUARY 2009
OTHER INDICATORS OF EXTERNAL PAYMENTS
Description
2005
2006
2007
9 months 2007
9 months 2008*
Imports CIF (in millions TD)
Variations in %
Exports FOB (in million TD)
Variations in %
Rate of coverage of imports by exports(in %)
Service of debt (in million TD)
Variations in %
Debt service ratio (in % of current receipts)
Net assets in foreign currency(in million TD)
(In days of imports)
Current balance in % of GDP
17291.5
20003.5
24438.7
17976.5
22536.9
8.3
15.7
22.2
22.0
25.4
13793.6
15558.1
19409.6
14417.1
18222.4
14.4
12.8
24.8
26.2
26.4
79.8
77.8
79.4
80.2
80.9
2716.4
3881.0
3333.8
2258.7
1780.4
2.1
42.9
-14.1
-23.3
-21.2
12.8
16.4
11.7
10.6
6.9
5871.6
8704.8
9581.9
9422.5
10736.9
122
157
141
146
133
-1.0
-2.0
-2.6
-1.6
-2.2
(*)Provisional figures.
Net foreign currency holdings
Trend in foreign investments in Tunisia
breakdown by beneficiary sector
(Liabilities)
(In MTD)
Description
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Direct foreign investments
Energy
Tourism&real estate
Manufacturing industries
Other sectors
Portfolio investments
Total
700.0
1167.3
751.9
795.9
1015.7
4402.9
2070.8
327.3
427.5
315.9
274.1
385.8
940.3
1359.0
101.1
21.9
18.8
22.1
16.8
18.3
72.0
251.0
255.4
282.6
311.8
374.9
347.4
485.7
20.6
462.5
134.6
187.9
238.2
3096.9
154.1
18.3
23.8
36.9
62.6
72.5
158.8
87.1
718.3
1191.1
788.8
858.5
1088.2
4561.7
2157.9
Some indicators of foreign investments in Tunisia
(in % unless otherwise indicated)
Description
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Direct foreign investments/GDP
Direct foreign investments/Gross fixed capital formation
Direct foreign investments/External capital inflow
Direct foreign investments per Capita
(in US dollars)
(in Tunisian dinars)
2.4
3.9
2.3
2.3
2.7
10.7
4.6
9.3
15.3
10.0
9.9
12.1
45.5
19.6
18.8
28.5
22.3
19.2
27.7
64.6
45.2
50.3
84.0
59.3
64.3
78.0
327.1
158.1
72.4
119.3
76.4
80.1
101.3
434.8
202.3
Trend in Tunisia's short term external liabilities*
(In MTD)
Description
2004
2005
2006
2007
Financial liabilities
of which: non-residents' deposits
Bank correspondents outside Tunisia
Trade liabilities**
Total
Rate of coverage of short-term liabilities* by net assets in foreign currency (in %)
2130
2683
2797
3447
1683
1976
2146
2594
414
592
595
791
1882
1591
1558
1416
4012
4274
4355
4863
120.1
141.2
202.2
199.2
(* )Except for those relating to portfolio investments.
(** )As of 2001 short term commercial loans are calculated in gross terms instead of net terms
OVERALL EXTERNAL POSITION OF TUNISIA
(In MTD)
Description
2004
2005
2006
2007
Direct Investments
- Assets
- Liabilities
Portfolio investments
- Assets
.Equity security
.Debt security
- Liabilities
.Equity security
.Debt security
Other investments
* Government MLT loans
- Assets
- Liabilities
.Public origin
.Private origin
* Businesses MLT loans
- Assets
- Liabilities
. Public origin
. Private origin
* Short term credit
- Financial
. Assets
. Liabilities
- Commercial
. Assets
. Liabilities
Reserves assets
- Monetary gold
- Special drawings rights
- IMF reserve position
- Foreign currency
TOTAL
-21345.3
-22887.8
-28230.2
-31866.4
56.3
71.4
115.0
143.6
-21401.6
-22959.2
-28345.2
-32010.0
-718.2
-1009.2
-1439.6
-1813.5
71.6
73.7
77.0
81.6
71.6
73.7
77.0
81.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-789.8
-1082.9
-1516.6
-1895.1
-789.8
-1082.9
-1473.8
-1828.1
0.0
0.0
-42.8
-67.0
-20618.0
-21890.6
-21298.9
-21539.0
-13382.6
-14233.4
-13470.4
-13499.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-13382.6
-14233.4
-13470.4
-13499.3
-8053.5
-8117.2
-7650.6
-7617.9
-5329.1
-6116.2
-5819.8
-5881.4
-6153.0
-6290.2
-6355.0
-6385.6
119.9
136.3
129.7
122.1
-6272.9
-6426.5
-6484.7
-6507.7
-3278.8
-3506.8
-3901.5
-4475.8
-2994.1
-2919.7
-2583.2
-2031.9
-1082.4
-1367.0
-1473.5
-1654.1
-1278.3
-1508.5
-1508.0
-1564.7
851.3
1174.4
1289.0
1882.5
-2129.6
-2682.9
-2797.0
-3447.2
195.9
141.5
34.5
-89.4
2078.3
1732.9
1592.6
1326.7
-1882.4
-1591.4
-1558.1
-1416.1
4817.5
6033.4
8806.7
9689.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
15.5
7.5
6.3
7.0
37.3
