The 2027 draft budget of TND68.9bn (+8.4% on 2026), with a TND14.6bn deficit and a 3.1% growth target, is before parliament. As year two of the 2026-2030 plan, it aims to cut reliance on borrowing and prioritises social policy, water, food and the energy transition.
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Government · leader
President Kais Saied (head of state) / Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri (since Mar 2025)
Key national agenda
- Implementing the 2026-2030 development plan (regional balance, social policy)
- Water and food sovereignty (desalination, wastewater reuse)
- Energy and digital transition, including AI
- Public enterprise reform and governance
- Less external borrowing, more domestic revenue
Government programmes
2027 draft state budgetTND68.895bn
TND68.895bn total, revenue TND54.28bn, deficit TND14.615bn (~7.8% of GDP), financing need TND28.12bn (domestic 19.85bn, external 6.88bn), interest-free central bank facility up to TND9.8bn
2026-2030 development planTND102bn (planned)
Adopted by Law No. 16 of 20 Jul 2026; reported total investment TND102bn (~25.5bn a year) (single source)
2027 public investment~TND6bn
About TND6bn of public investment in the draft, below 10% of GDP (single source)
Desalination, treated-water reuse and renewablesNot disclosed
Budget orientations prioritise water management, desalination, renewables and efficiency (no project names published)
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Renewables and energy efficiency projects
Cutting fossil-fuel dependence is a stated budget aim.
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Official notices
- 2026-10-16 2027 finance bill sent to parliament's Finance and Budget Committee
- 2026-08-19 Cabinet sets 2027 budget priorities (investment, water/food sovereignty, energy and digital transition)
- 2026-07-20 2026-2030 development plan adopted as Law No. 16
- 2026-06-15 Cabinet chaired by PM Zenzri examines the development plan bill
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Earth & space
Credit rating · FX
S&P not rated / Moody's Caa1-Caa2 (sources conflict, to verify) / Fitch B- (stable, upgraded Sep 2025, single source) · K-SURE Unverified · TND
Sanctions
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No country-wide UN, US, EU, UK or Korean sanctions programme applies to Tunisia.
Sources
- Maghreb Emergent - Budget 2027: 3.1% growth, 14.6bn dinar deficit
- WMC - Budget 2027: la Tunisie au bord de l'asphyxie budgétaire
- La Presse - Projet de budget 2027: grandes orientations
- AllAfrica/TAP - Govt sets key priorities for 2027 draft budget
- Rio Times - Tunisia politics key players 2026
- Tunisie Numérique - Conseil des ministres: plan de développement 2026-2030
