STATISTICS
DEVELOPMENT OF MAIN FLOWS AND BALANCE OF EXTERNAL PAYMENTS
RECEIPTS
(In MTD)
Description
Year 2010
Year 2011*
fourth Quarter 2010
fourth Quarter 2011*
First Quarter 2011
First Quarter 2012*
A-Current receipts
  - 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)
T O T A L
   35267.5
   35273.5
   9405.2
   9215.5
   7983.8
   8880.7
   23519.0
   25091.9
   6344.3
   6314.2
   5898.7
   6438.3
   8309.7
   6844.2
   2234.2
   2068.5
   1429.2
   1674.3
   3522.5
   2364.5
   879.5
   740.0
   394.1
   523.5
   3085.1
   2972.4
   738.0
   727.8
   578.0
   708.0
   2953.4
   2801.2
   726.3
   673.2
   543.5
   673.2
   353.7
   365.0
   88.7
   105.0
   77.9
   60.1
   5973.8
   6341.4
   1461.6
   1695.3
   1346.6
   1644.1
   129.8
   235.5
   54.8
   113.2
   25.0
   3.1
   2175.5
   1608.9
   681.7
   438.3
   321.4
   412.5
   252.7
   102.4
   47.7
   35.0
   17.1
   28.1
   3415.8
   4394.6
   677.4
   1108.8
   983.1
   1200.4
   123.0
  
   123.0
  
  
  
   41364.3
   41614.9
   10989.8
   10910.8
   9330.4
   10524.8
  (*)Provisional figures.

EXPENDITURES
(In MTD)
Description
Year 2010
Year 2011*
fourth Quarter 2010
fourth Quarter 2011*
First Quarter 2011
First Quarter 2012*
A-Current expenditures
   - 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)
T O T A L
   38279.8
   40020.0
   9901.3
   10645.4
   8946.0
   10505.1
   30067.2
   31848.3
   7838.6
   8521.0
   7036.5
   8553.5
   4788.4
   4660.0
   1211.1
   1246.3
   1071.7
   1191.2
   3380.7
   3462.5
   840.7
   860.4
   832.7
   745.3
   835.0
   804.1
   197.8
   203.7
   192.2
   219.2
   43.5
   49.2
   10.9
   17.7
   5.1
   15.1
   3358.1
   3985.9
   1020.5
   507.2
   1268.8
   396.3
   11.9
   18.0
   1.1
   11.2
   2.2
   2.4
   265.3
   960.2
   70.3
   40.1
   858.0
   38.5
   289.8
   164.0
   26.1
   50.5
   35.7
   22.8
   2791.1
   2843.7
   923.0
   405.4
   372.9
   332.6
   0.0
  
  
  
  
  
   41637.9
   44005.9
   10921.8
   11152.6
   10214.8
   10901.4
(*)Provisional figures.

BALANCES
(In MTD)
Description
Year 2010
Year 2011*
fourth Quarter 2010
fourth Quarter 2011*
First Quarter 2011
First Quarter 2012*
A-Current operations
  - 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)
G E N E R A L    B A L A N C E
   -3012.3
   -4746.5
   -496.1
   -1429.9
   -962.2
   -1624.4
   -6548.2
   -6756.4
   -1494.3
   -2206.8
   -1137.8
   -2115.2
   3521.3
   2184.2
   1023.1
   822.2
   357.5
   483.1
   -295.6
   -490.1
   -102.7
   -132.6
   -254.7
   -37.3
   310.2
   315.8
   77.8
   87.3
   72.8
   45.0
   2615.7
   2355.5
   441.1
   1188.1
   77.8
   1247.8
   117.9
   217.5
   53.7
   102.0
   22.8
   0.7
   1910.2
   648.7
   611.4
   398.2
   -536.6
   374.0
   -37.1
   -61.6
   21.6
   -15.5
   -18.6
   5.3
   624.7
   1550.9
   -245.6
   703.4
   610.2
   867.8
   123.0
  
   123.0
  
  
  
   -273.6
   -2391.0
   68.0
   -241.8
   -884.4
   -376.6
(*)Provisional figures.

Calendar of notification of disseminations in the year 2011
of Balance of payments
Period
Periodicity
Notification date
Dissemination date
1st quarter 2012
Quarterly
29 FEBRUARY 2012
31 MAY 2012
2nd quarter 2012
Quarterly
31 MAY 2012
31 AUGUST 2012
3rd quarter 2012
Quarterly
31 AUGUST 2012
30 NOVEMBER 2012
4th quarter 2012
Quarterly
30 NOVEMBER 2012
28 FEBRUARY 2013

 

OTHER INDICATORS OF EXTERNAL PAYMENTS
Description
2008
2009
2010
2011*
4 months 2011*
4 months 2012*
Imports of goods CIF (in millions TD)
       Variation in%
Exports of goods FOB (in million TD)
      Variation in%
Rate of coverage of imports by exports (in %)
Service of M.L.T debt (in million TD)
      Variation in%
Debt service ratio (in % of current receipts)
Net assets in foreign currency (in million TD)
Net assets in foreign currency (in days of import)
Current balance in % of GDP
 
30241.2
 
25877.6
 
31817.1
 
33701.9
 
10508.8
 
11921.5
 
23.7
 
-14.4
 
23.0
 
5.9
 
5.9
 
13.4
 
23637.0
 
19469.2
 
23519.0
 
25091.9
 
8120.3
 
8605.5
 
21.8
 
-17.6
 
20.8
 
6.7
 
11.1
 
6.0
 
78.2
 
75.2
 
73.9
 
74.5
 
77.3
 
72.2
 
2608.3
 
3184.0
 
3268.7
 
3647.8
 
1798.9
 
1821.2
 
-21.8
 
22.1
 
2.7
 
11.6
 
100.3
 
1.2
 
7.7
 
10.6
 
9.3
 
10.3
 
16.4
 
15.3
 
11655.8
 
13352.9
 
13002.9
 
10581.6
 
10692.7
 
9847.5
 
139
 
186
 
147
 
113
 
119
 
101
 
-3.8
 
-2.8
 
-4.8
 
-7.4
 
-2.5
 
-3.0
(*)Provisional figures.

Net foreign currency holdings

Trend in foreign investments in Tunisia
breakdown by beneficiary sector
(Liabilities)
(In MTD)
Description
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011*
 Direct foreign investments
    Energy
    Tourism & real estate
    Manufacturing industries
    Other sectors
 Portfolio investments
 T O T A L
  795.9
  1015.7
  4402.9
  2070.8
  3398.7
  2278.7
  2165.0
  1608.9
  274.1
  385.8
  940.3
  1359.0
  1933.9
  1233.5
  1317.1
  1063.4
  22.1
  16.8
  18.3
  72.0
  198.6
  85.5
  95.0
  15.9
  311.8
  374.9
  347.4
  485.7
  641.6
  771.6
  573.6
  330.6
  187.9
  238.2
  3096.9
  154.1
  624.6
  188.1
  179.3
  199.0
  62.6
  72.5
  158.8
  87.1
  198.5
  78.3
  252.7
  102.4
  858.5
  1088.2
  4561.7
  2157.9
  3597.2
  2357.0
  2417.7
  1711.3

 

Some indicators of foreign investments in Tunisia
(in % unless otherwise indicated)
Description
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011*
 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)
  2.0
  2.4
  9.6
  4.2
  6.2
  3.9
  3.4
  2.5
  9.3
  11.3
  42.6
  18.0
  26.1
  16.0
  13.9
  11.4
  19.2
  27.7
  64.6
  41.1
  54.4
  34.8
  36.2
  26.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  64.3
  78.0
  327.1
  158.1
  267.7
  161.8
  143.2
  107.1
  80.1
  101.3
  434.8
  202.3
  329.5
  218.4
  205.2
  150.8

 

 

Trend in Tunisia's short term external liabilities*
                                                                                                        (In MTD unless otherwise indicated)
Description
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011*
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
 
3821
 
4630
 
5005
 
5175
 
1683
 
1976
 
2146
 
2594
 
3127
 
3402
 
3738
 
4003
 
414
 
592
 
595
 
791
 
645
 
1173
 
1239
 
1087
 
1882
 
1591
 
1558
 
1416
 
1847
 
1739
 
2139
 
2272
 
4012
 
4274
 
4355
 
4863
 
5668
 
6369
 
7144
 
7447
 
84.8
 
72.8
 
50.0
 
50.8
 
48.6
 
47.7
 
54.9
 
70.4
(* )Except for those relating to portfolio investments.

 

 

OVERALL EXTERNAL POSITION OF TUNISIA
(In MTD)
Description
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Direct Investments
  - Assets
  - Liabilities
Portfolio investments
  - Assets
      .Equity security
      .Debt security
  - Liabilities
       .Equity security
       .Debt security
Other investments
 * Government MLT loans
  - Assets
  - Liabilities
 * Businesses MLT loans
  - Assets
  - Liabilities
* Other MLT liabilities**
* Short term credit
- Financial
. Assets
. Liabilities
- Commercial
. Assets
. Liabilities
Reserves assets
- Monetary gold
- Special drawings rights
- IMF reserve position
- Foreign currency
T O T A L
 
-28203.0
  
-31831.3
  
-37894.0
  
-41659.1
  
-44755.9
 
114.9
  
143.0
  
202.4
  
306.3
  
409.7
 
-28317.9
  
-31974.3
  
-38096.4
  
-41965.4
  
-45165.6
 
-1439.7
  
-1813.1
  
-2031.9
  
-2654.4
  
-3025.2
 
76.9
  
81.5
  
88.8
  
92.8
  
95.1
 
76.9
  
81.5
  
88.8
  
92.8
  
95.1
 
0.0
  
0.0
  
0.0
  
0.0
  
0.0
 
-1516.6
  
-1894.6
  
-2120.7
  
-2747.2
  
-3120.3
 
-1473.8
  
-1827.6
  
-2053.7
  
-2680.2
  
-3053.3
 
-42.8
  
-67.0
  
-67.0
  
-67.0
  
-67.0
 
-21365.9
  
-21627.1
  
-24098.8
  
-26064.9
  
-28084.2
 
-13470.4
  
-13499.4
  
-14753.5
  
-14898.5
  
-15734.2
 
0.0
  
0.0
  
0.0
  
0.0
  
0.0
 
-13470.4
  
-13499.4
  
-14753.5
  
-14898.5
  
-15734.2
 
-6355.0
  
-6385.5
  
-6692.3
  
-7338.2
  
-8099.7
 
129.7
  
122.1
  
131.0
  
0.0
  
0.0
 
-6484.7
  
-6507.6
  
-6823.3
  
-7338.2
  
-8099.7
 
-67.0
  
-66.2
  
-69.8
  
-560.7
  
-604.0
 
-1473.5
  
-1676.0
  
-2583.2
  
-3267.5
  
-3646.3
 
-1508.1
  
-1564.8
  
-2210.0
  
-2719.8
  
-2956.8
 
1289.0
  
1882.4
  
1611.0
  
1910.4
  
2048.5
 
-2797.1
  
-3447.2
  
-3821.0
  
-4630.2
  
-5005.3
 
34.6
  
-111.2
  
-373.2
  
-547.7
  
-689.5
 
1592.6
  
1304.9
  
1473.3
  
1191.6
  
1478.9
 
-1558.0
  
-1416.1
  
-1846.5
  
-1739.3
  
-2168.4
 
8806.7
  
9689.4
  
11742.1
  
13946.4
  
13672.8
 
4.4
  
4.4
  
4.4
  
4.4
  
4.4
 
6.3
  
7.0
  
11.7
  
501.9
  
540.9
 
39.7
  
39.9
  
38.5
  
42.6
  
124.6
 
8756.3
  
9638.1
  
11687.5
  
13397.5
  
13002.9
 
-42201.9
  
-45582.1
  
-52282.6
  
-56432.0
  
-62192.5
** This concerns SDR allocations which are henceforth accounted for under medium and long term external liabilities as per IMF.

 

 

Calendar of notification of disseminations
in the year 2011 of overall external position
Period
Periodicity
Notification date
Dissemination date
Year 2011
Annual
30 MARCH 2012
29 JUNE 2012

 

International Reserves
at 30/04/2012
(In thousands TD)
Description
Amount
Assets in foreign Currency
Assets in SDR
Assets in Gold
IMF Reserve position
Gross international Reserves
9847526.5
581588.8
4379.9
122806.1
10556301.3

 

Calendar of notification of disseminations in the year 2011
of Gross International Reserves
Description Dissemination date
Janv. Feb. March Apr. May June Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Gross international reserves
07
02/2012
07
03/2012
10
04/2012
07
05/2012
07
06/2012
09
07/2012
07
08/2012
07
09/2012
08
10/2012
07
11/2012
07
12/2012
07
01/2013
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