Tunisia Inflation Rate Steady at 1-Year High of 5.5%

Tunisia's inflation rate stood at 5.5% in May 2026, the highest in a year, matching the same level of April. Upward pressure continue to come mainly from food & non-alcoholic beverages (8.2% vs 8.2% in April); clothing & footwear (9.1% vs 9.3%) and restaurants & hotels (6.3% vs 6.2%). Prices also increased slightly faster for housing & utilities (4.2% vs 4.1%) and transportation (2.3% vs 2.2%). On a monthly basis, the CPI rose by 0.3%, following a 1.1% advance in the prior month.

The annual inflation rate in Tunisia rose to 5.5% in April 2026, the highest in a year, from 5% in each of the previous two months. Main upward pressure stemmed from prices of food & non-alcoholic beverages (8.2% vs 6.8% in March); clothing & footwear (9.3% vs 7.5%) and restaurants & hotels (6.2% vs 6.2%). Meanwhile, price growth slowed for some CPI categories, including transportation (2.2% vs 2.8%) and furnishings and household equipment (4.5% vs. 4.8%). On a monthly basis, the CPI rose by 1.1% in April, after a 1% increase in the prior month.

The annual inflation rate in Tunisia stood at 5% in March 2026, the same pace as in February. Still, the latest reading was the highest since last September. Inflation for recreation and culture (4.4%) and health (2.9% vs. 2.9%) remained steady. Faster inflation was seen in food and non-alcoholic beverages (6.8% vs. 6.7% in February), housing and utilities (4.0% vs. 3.9%), restaurants and hotels (6.2% vs. 5.6%), transport (2.8% vs. 2.1%), furnishings and household equipment (4.8% vs. 4.7%), and education (5.5% vs. 5.4%). This acceleration was offset by slower price increases in clothing and footwear (7.5% vs. 8.9%), communication (0.5% vs. 0.6%), and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (0.2% vs. 0.3%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 1.0% in March, marking the highest since April 2023, after edging up 0.1% in the previous month.