Tunisia: impact of COVID-19 on family businesses 2020

In October 2020, most family businesses in Tunisia (nearly 69 percent) observed no variation in their income as a consequence of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This share differed significantly from May 2020. In that month, the majority of family-owned enterprises in the country recorded a drop in their income due to the economic impact of COVID-19, while a large share of businesses were left without any form of income.
Overall, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the income of family businesses in Tunisia has been more serious in May than in October 2020, when Tunisian family-owned businesses noted mild signs of improvement.

Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the income of family businesses in Tunisia from May to October 2020

Characteristic	Lower than usual	No income	As usual	Higher than usual
Oct 2020	27.1%	0%	68.9%	4%
May 21, 2020	40.7%	13.5%	35.3%	10.5%
May 8, 2020	34%	31%	30%	5%

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Release date

October 2020

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Region

Tunisia

Survey time period

April to October 2020*

Number of respondents

1,339 households**

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* Data was retrieved from a survey composed of five waves, and three waves were used for this statistic. The dates of the survey are as follows:
- First wave: between April 29 and May 8, 2020
- Second wave: between May 15 and May 21, 2020
- Fifth wave: beginning of October 2020. The exact date is not specified by the source.

** The number of respondents refers to the survey conducted in October 2020. Instead, 1,030 households took part in the first wave, while the number of respondents is not specified by the source for the second wave of the survey.

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