Tunisia’s 2027 budget provides for 68.895 billion dinars in spending
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kapitalis
Tunisia’s 2027 draft budget provides for 68.895 billion dinars in spending, against 54.280 billion in revenue and a deficit of 14.615 billion. Education receives 9.184 billion dinars, while Defence rises by 12.3% and Health by 9%, according to Kapitalis.
Tunisia’s draft state budget for 2027 provides for 54.280 billion dinars in revenue against 68.895 billion dinars in spending, representing a projected deficit of 14.615 billion dinars, according to Kapitalis. Tax revenue would account for 49.6 billion dinars of the planned resources.
The draft allocates 9.184 billion dinars to Education, 7.89 billion to Industry, Mines and Energy, and 6.56 billion to the Interior. The National Defence budget would reach 5.628 billion dinars, up 12.3%, while the Health budget would rise to 4.741 billion dinars, an increase of 9%, according to Kapitalis.
To finance treasury requirements and the deficit, the government plans 19.845 billion dinars in domestic borrowing and about 6.877 billion dinars in external borrowing. The state debt ratio is expected to reach about 85% of GDP, while the number of public employees would stand at 692,702 in 2027, according to Kapitalis.
Parliamentary committees will continue examining the draft ahead of plenary sessions scheduled for 9 and 10 November 2026. The draft had already been presented with spending of 68.9 billion dinars up 8.4%, while plans to borrow 26.722 billion dinars in 2027 had been announced on 25 October to finance the budget.
