26. Although the financial sector holds an important position in the Tunisian economy, this does not truly translate into an important access to the services offered by the sector. In effect, ratios of deposits and loans per thousands of adults are relatively low, and slightly below what is expected from the level of GDP per capita of the country (middle graphs in Chart 4). Similarly, although the situation in Tunisia appears less difficult than in many other countries of the region, access to financial services is again lower than what is predicted by the size of the financial sector (bottom two graphs of Chart 4). This suggests that there is the scope for further gains in access to larger segments of the population and of enterprises.
Chart 4. Access and depth of the financial sector in Tunisia (2008).
