Germany and Tunisia have had diplomatic relations since the latter gained independence in 1956.

German industry has a strong presence in Tunisia, particularly in the form of automotive suppliers and textile companies, and increasingly IT services. Germany is Tunisia’s third‑largest trading partner after France and Italy, and its second-largest foreign investor. German companies have created around 100,000 jobs in Tunisia; the German-Tunisian Chamber of Industry and Commerce has more than 1000 members. The balance of trade is positive in Tunisia’s favour: in 2024, German imports from Tunisia amounted to 2.9 billion euro, while Tunisia imported goods to the value of 1.9 billion euro from Germany. Tunisia remains a popular tourist destination: the country had over ten million visitors in 2025, including some 330,000 Germans. Germany Trade & Invest has an office in Tunisia.

Development cooperation focuses on the protection of natural resources, particularly water resource management, and the expansion of renewable energies, as well as on education and training and sustainable growth for good jobs.

The Goethe-Institut and a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) office in Tunis promote the German language, support cultural events and work to intensify cooperation between schools and universities in the two countries. The German Government also supports cultural preservation projects via the German Archaeological Institute. There are currently six Tunisian schools in the Schools: Partners for the Future network and approx. 40,000 school pupils learning German as a foreign language.

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, the Hanns Seidel Foundation, the Heinrich Böll Foundation, the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung are represented in Tunisia.