Tunisia Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GNP: $9 3 billion (1985 est.), $1,280 per capita (1985); 57% private consumption, 16% government consumption, 29% gross fixed capital formation; average annual real growth (1980-83), 4%

Natural resources: oil, phosphates, iron, ore, lead, zinc

Agriculture: main crops- cereals (barley and wheat), olives, grapes, citrus fruits, and vegetables

Major sectors: agriculture, industry—mining (phosphate), energy (petroleum, natural gas), manufacturing (food processing and textiles), services (transport, telecommunications, tourism, government)

Electric power: 1,070 300 kW capacity (1985); 3.75 billion kWh produced (1985), 510 kWh per capita

Exports. $1.8 billion (f o.b., 1985); 40% crude petroleum, 21% textiles, 21% phosphates and chemicals, 18% other

Imports: $2.9 billion (f.o.b, 1985)

Major trade partners: France, Italy, FRG, Greece

Tourism and foreign worker remittances: $825 million (19851

Budget: (1985 prelim.) total revenues, $ J 04 billion; operating budget, $2 5 billion; capital budget, $12 billion

Monetary conversion rate: 0.80 Tunisian dinar ;TD)=US$1 (30 October 1985)

Fiscal year: calendar year

NOTE: The information regarding Tunisia on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tunisia 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tunisia 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.