Tunisia — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Tunisia, 1984–2025.
Inflation for Tunisia was 5.15% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 42 years, from 1984 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 9.33% in 2023. The lowest was 1.98% in 2001 (about 2.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.32% per year.
Tunisia ranks 43 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 23%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.04%, so Tunisia sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 45% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 16%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 7 of 23 economies; Pakistan (3.55%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 60% in 2006. That is 18% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 51st of 118 in 1984 → 79th of 131 in 1990 → 92nd of 163 in 2000 → 93rd of 186 in 2010 → 31st of 178 in 2020 → 35th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1984 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.15% | -2.1 pp |
| 2024 | 7.21% | -2.1 pp |
| 2023 | 9.33% | +1.0 pp |
| 2022 | 8.31% | +2.6 pp |
| 2021 | 5.71% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 5.63% | -1.1 pp |
| 2019 | 6.72% | -0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 7.31% | +2.0 pp |
| 2017 | 5.31% | +1.7 pp |
| 2016 | 3.63% | -0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 4.44% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 4.63% | -0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 5.32% | +0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 4.61% | +1.4 pp |
| 2011 | 3.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 3.34% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 3.66% | -0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 4.35% | +1.4 pp |
| 2007 | 2.97% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 3.23% | +1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 2.02% | -1.6 pp |
| 2004 | 3.63% | +0.9 pp |
| 2003 | 2.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 2.72% | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 1.98% | -1.0 pp |
| 2000 | 2.96% | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 2.69% | -0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 3.13% | -0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 3.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 3.73% | -2.5 pp |
| 1995 | 6.24% | +1.5 pp |
| 1994 | 4.73% | +0.8 pp |
| 1993 | 3.97% | -1.8 pp |
| 1992 | 5.82% | -2.4 pp |
| 1991 | 8.19% | +1.6 pp |
| 1990 | 6.55% | -1.2 pp |
| 1989 | 7.74% | +0.5 pp |
| 1988 | 7.2% | -1.0 pp |
| 1987 | 8.23% | +2.1 pp |
| 1986 | 6.16% | -1.1 pp |
| 1985 | 7.25% | -1.6 pp |
| 1984 | 8.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tunisia’s Inflation in 1985?
7.25% (1985). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1984 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -42.1% in total — about 1.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 5.15%; 2024: 7.21%; 2023: 9.33%; 2022: 8.31%; 2021: 5.71%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.