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Northern Africa: Tunisia Overview Tunisia had a GDP of USD $39.9 billion in 2018 and has a population of 11.8 million in 2020.112,113 It has approximately 600,000 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and 7.5 million jobs, of which 23% are formal employment.114,115 ,116 The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) initial estimates (post-COVID-19) expect Tunisia’s economy to grow at a rate of 4.1% in 2021, an adjustment of +0.1% from pre-COVID-19 estimates, after a 4.3% contraction in 2020 (down 8.3% from a late-2019 projection of 4.0% growth).117,118 This study estimates approximately 33,000 social enterprises are active in Tunisia as of 2020, directly employing around 48,130 people.119 Tunisia’s population is expected to grow by 0.9% annually, leading to a working age population (15-64) of 8.4 million people in 2030.120,121,122 This study estimates there will be approximately 50,900 direct jobs in social enterprises in Tunisia by 2030, only a very small increase from 2020. 50,949s discussed further below, government policy and increased funding for infrastructure could support an additional potential growth. Figure 10 shows the expected growth in direct jobs in social enterprises between 2020 and 2030.
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Figure 10: Estimated direct jobs in social enterprises in Tunisia, 2020-2030
