Tunisia is experiencing a high inflation rate (around 8% annually) fueled by rising grain and energy prices linked to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Tunisian economy is at a standstill with only 0.4% growth in 2023 and an unemployment rate of 16.4%.
Recurring shortages of flour, sugar or rice. The country has also been shaken by political tensions since the coup by which President Kaïs Saïed granted himself full powers in July 2021.