Tunisia — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Tunisia, 1962–2025.
GDP growth for Tunisia was 2.49% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 64 years, from 1962 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 17.74% in 1972. The lowest was -10.73% in 1963 (about -4.3× the latest value).
Tunisia ranks 131 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 62%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.93%, so Tunisia sits below it. It peaked in 1972 and has fallen 86% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 158%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 16 of 23 economies; Oman (2.40%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 6328% in 1968. That is 143% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 110th of 112 in 1962 → 76th of 119 in 1970 → 34th of 152 in 1980 → 25th of 176 in 1990 → 78th of 199 in 2000 → 124th of 209 in 2010 → 167th of 209 in 2020 → 120th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1962 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.49% | +0.9 pp |
| 2024 | 1.61% | +1.4 pp |
| 2023 | 0.18% | -2.6 pp |
| 2022 | 2.75% | -2.0 pp |
| 2021 | 4.74% | +13.7 pp |
| 2020 | -8.98% | -10.5 pp |
| 2019 | 1.55% | -1.1 pp |
| 2018 | 2.61% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 2.25% | +1.1 pp |
| 2016 | 1.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 0.97% | -2.1 pp |
| 2014 | 3.09% | +0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 2.43% | -1.8 pp |
| 2012 | 4.22% | +6.3 pp |
| 2011 | -2.05% | -5.0 pp |
| 2010 | 2.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 3.04% | -1.2 pp |
| 2008 | 4.24% | -2.5 pp |
| 2007 | 6.71% | +1.5 pp |
| 2006 | 5.24% | +1.8 pp |
| 2005 | 3.49% | -2.7 pp |
| 2004 | 6.24% | +1.5 pp |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +3.4 pp |
| 2002 | 1.32% | -2.5 pp |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -0.9 pp |
| 2000 | 4.71% | -1.3 pp |
| 1999 | 6.05% | +1.3 pp |
| 1998 | 4.78% | -0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 5.44% | -1.7 pp |
| 1996 | 7.15% | +4.8 pp |
| 1995 | 2.35% | -0.8 pp |
| 1994 | 3.18% | +1.0 pp |
| 1993 | 2.19% | -5.6 pp |
| 1992 | 7.81% | +3.9 pp |
| 1991 | 3.9% | -4.0 pp |
| 1990 | 7.95% | +6.2 pp |
| 1989 | 1.75% | +1.7 pp |
| 1988 | 0.07% | -6.6 pp |
| 1987 | 6.7% | +8.1 pp |
| 1986 | -1.45% | -7.1 pp |
| 1985 | 5.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 5.75% | +1.1 pp |
| 1983 | 4.68% | +5.2 pp |
| 1982 | -0.49% | -6.0 pp |
| 1981 | 5.51% | -1.9 pp |
| 1980 | 7.42% | +0.9 pp |
| 1979 | 6.57% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 6.44% | +3.0 pp |
| 1977 | 3.41% | -4.5 pp |
| 1976 | 7.88% | +0.7 pp |
| 1975 | 7.16% | -0.9 pp |
| 1974 | 8.07% | +8.7 pp |
| 1973 | -0.65% | -18.4 pp |
| 1972 | 17.74% | +7.2 pp |
| 1971 | 10.56% | +5.9 pp |
| 1970 | 4.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 4.75% | -5.7 pp |
| 1968 | 10.41% | +10.2 pp |
| 1967 | 0.16% | -3.3 pp |
| 1966 | 3.45% | +6.0 pp |
| 1965 | -2.54% | +2.1 pp |
| 1964 | -4.68% | +6.1 pp |
| 1963 | -10.73% | -6.1 pp |
| 1962 | -4.59% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tunisia’s GDP growth in 1963?
-10.73% (1963). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Tunisia’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1962 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +154.3% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.49%; 2024: 1.61%; 2023: 0.18%; 2022: 2.75%; 2021: 4.74%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.