[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The trade balance for 2021 posted a deficit of 16, 215.1 million dinars (MD) compared to 12,757.8 MD in 2020. The coverage rate fell by 1 percentage point compared to last year, reaching 74.2%, the National Institute of Statistics said Tuesday in its Foreign Trade at Current Prices December 2021 note.