Tunisia’s tourism receipts crossed the 1.6 billion dinar mark ($512 million) by April 10, 2026, posting a 4.3% increase compared to the same period last year, according to monetary and financial indicators released recently by the Central Bank of Tunisia.
In parallel, labor income rose 5.9% to 2.4 billion dinars ($768 million), up from 2.2 billion dinars ($704 million) a year earlier.
Together, the two main hard-currency inflows—tourism and remittances from Tunisians abroad—covered debt service by 166%, the bank said. Debt service payments totaled 2.4 billion dinars ($768 million) over the period.
Net foreign exchange reserves stood at 24.3 billion dinars ($7.78 billion) on April 15, up from 23.2 billion dinars ($7.42 billion) a year ago. That represents 101 days of import cover, a key buffer for the North African nation’s external finances.
Meanwhile, currency in circulation—banknotes and coins—surged 18% year-on-year to 28 billion dinars ($8.96 billion), signaling a sharp rise in liquidity moving through the Tunisian economy.
TunisianMonitorNews (NejiMed)
