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Tunisia

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 12.2%
Current prices2025
58USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 11.5%
Current prices2025
4,664USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.9 pp
Annual change2025
2.5%
Inflation▼ 1.7 pp
Average consumer prices2025
5.3%
Unemployment▼ 0.8 pp
Rate2025
15.2%
Government debt▼ 4.4 pp
General government, gross2025
81.3% of GDP
Current account▼ 1.1 pp
Balance2025
-2.8% of GDP
Population▲ 0.6%
Total2025
12.35million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-9.00.06.91995: 2.7%1996: 6.9%1997: 5.7%1998: 5.0%1999: 6.0%2000: 4.3%2001: 3.8%2002: 1.3%2003: 4.7%2004: 6.2%2005: 3.5%2006: 5.2%2007: 6.7%2008: 4.2%2009: 3.0%2010: 3.5%2011: -2.0%2012: 4.2%2013: 2.4%2014: 3.1%2015: 1.0%2016: 1.1%2017: 2.3%2018: 2.6%2019: 1.6%2020: -9.0%2021: 4.7%2022: 2.7%2023: 0.2%2024: 1.6%2025: 2.5%2026: 2.1% (IMF projection)2027: 1.6% (IMF projection)2028: 1.5% (IMF projection)2029: 1.5% (IMF projection)2030: 1.5% (IMF projection)2031: 1.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.09.61995: 6.2%1996: 3.7%1997: 3.6%1998: 3.1%1999: 2.8%2000: 2.8%2001: 1.9%2002: 2.7%2003: 2.7%2004: 3.7%2005: 1.9%2006: 4.1%2007: 3.4%2008: 4.9%2009: 3.5%2010: 4.4%2011: 3.2%2012: 4.6%2013: 5.4%2014: 4.6%2015: 4.4%2016: 3.6%2017: 5.3%2018: 7.3%2019: 6.7%2020: 5.6%2021: 5.7%2022: 8.3%2023: 9.3%2024: 7.0%2025: 5.3%2026: 6.5% (IMF projection)2027: 7.2% (IMF projection)2028: 8.1% (IMF projection)2029: 8.4% (IMF projection)2030: 9.0% (IMF projection)2031: 9.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %4.72.70.21.62.52.11.61.51.51.5
Inflation, average consumer prices %5.78.39.37.05.36.57.28.18.49.0
Unemployment rate %16.215.216.416.015.2–––––
GDP, current prices USD bn47454951586159606162
GDP per capita, current prices USD3,8853,6803,9794,1814,6644,8934,7344,7574,8194,874
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD12,37513,53113,97114,46215,15415,83316,36316,81217,30417,829
General government gross debt % of GDP79.783.084.085.781.384.988.790.290.991.1
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-7.8-7.0-7.3-6.4-5.2-7.4-6.5-6.0-6.1-6.5
Current account balance % of GDP-6.0-9.0-2.3-1.6-2.8-4.2-5.8-5.8-5.6-5.5
Population million12.0512.1212.2012.2812.3512.4212.4812.5312.5812.63

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.091.12000: 63%2001: 52%2002: 52%2003: 53%2004: 52%2005: 50%2006: 46%2007: 43%2008: 41%2009: 40%2010: 39%2011: 43%2012: 49%2013: 46%2014: 51%2015: 52%2016: 59%2017: 67%2018: 73%2019: 67%2020: 78%2021: 80%2022: 83%2023: 84%2024: 86%2025: 81%2026: 85% (IMF projection)2027: 89% (IMF projection)2028: 90% (IMF projection)2029: 91% (IMF projection)2030: 91% (IMF projection)2031: 91% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-10.80.02000: -4.7%2001: -5.3%2002: -3.9%2003: -3.4%2004: -3.0%2005: -1.7%2006: -2.5%2007: -3.1%2008: -4.4%2009: -3.4%2010: -5.3%2011: -8.0%2012: -8.7%2013: -9.2%2014: -9.3%2015: -9.1%2016: -9.7%2017: -9.7%2018: -10.8%2019: -8.1%2020: -6.0%2021: -6.0%2022: -9.0%2023: -2.3%2024: -1.6%2025: -2.8%2026: -4.2% (IMF projection)2027: -5.8% (IMF projection)2028: -5.8% (IMF projection)2029: -5.6% (IMF projection)2030: -5.5% (IMF projection)2031: -4.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199511.429.419.046.4
20059.226.415.756.3
20159.224.914.058.9
202510.322.0–62.7

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method4,300USD2025+4.1%
GNI, Atlas method53USD bn2025+12.8%
Exports of goods and services46.7% of GDP2025+8.3 pp
Imports of goods and services54.8% of GDP2025+5.9 pp
Life expectancy at birth76.7years2024+2.6%
Urban population70.7% of total2025+2.8 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)