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Independent No free and fair election, per V-Dem
Sources: Institut National de la Statistique (unemployment; consumer prices via the IMF; labour force survey via ILOSTAT; national accounts via the World Bank), Central Bank of Tunisia (exchange rate via the IMF), IMF, World Bank, ILO (ILOSTAT), Natural Earth, World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators), V-Dem Institute, Transparency International, World Happiness Report, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons; heads of government checked against the official lists. CreditsPrivacy

Kaïs Saïed (Independent) has been President of Tunisia since 25 Jul 2021. Real GDP rose 1.8% a year since Kaïs Saïed took office in July 2021. Among the 24 national leaders with a year or more of figures, Tunisia ranks 4th on the rise in life evaluations and 39th of 39 on the rise in voice and accountability. V-Dem Institute's liberal democracy index for Tunisia stood at 26.5 of 100 in 2025, 19.9 points lower than at day zero. Since 1991 the office has changed hands 10 times; Kaïs Saïed has held it since July 2021.

The head of government of Tunisia

The head of government

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