Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower middle income
Tunisia: the economy in numbers
Per person: $4,657, or $15,233 at purchasing power parity. Population: 12.3 million (2025).
$57.5B+2.5%real GDP growth, 2025
GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #93 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +2.4%.
GDP per capita
$4,657
2025 · #138 of 204
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,233
2025 · #120 of 197
Inflation
5.2%
2025 · IMF forecast 2026: 5.5%
Government debt
81.7%
2025 · % of GDP, general government
Population
12.3M
2025 · #79 of 217
Unemployment
15.1%
2025 · ILO estimate
Stock market capitalization
20.8%
2025 · % of GDP · $12B
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2024
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $9.34 billion in 1961, $57.5 billion in 2025.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $2,163 per person in 1961, $4,657 in 2025.
GDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPP (international $)
Real GDP growth
Average over 2016–2025: 1.0% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1962: 9 of 64.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose 3.13 times from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 13.7% in 1982.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 1991: 85.6% of GDP in 2024. IMF forecast for 2031: 88.7%.
General government (IMF)Central government only (World Bank)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Stock market capitalization, % of GDP
In 2025 listed domestic companies were worth $12 billion, or 20.8% of GDP.
Population
1960: 4.27 million · 2025: 12.3 million.
Unemployment rate
1991: 15.9% · 2025: 15.1%.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 44.0 years · 2024: 76.7 years.
Exports of goods and services
1965: 19.0% · 2025: 46.7%.
Data by year
Show the year-by-year table
| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Unemployment | Stock market, % GDP | Life expectancy | Exports, % GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 1.5%f | 8.8%f | 88.7%f | ||||||||
| 2030 | 1.5%f | 8.4%f | 89.7%f | ||||||||
| 2029 | 1.5%f | 7.9%f | 90.8%f | ||||||||
| 2028 | 1.5%f | 7.1%f | 90.9%f | ||||||||
| 2027 | 2.0%f | 6.3%f | 89.8%f | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2.4%f | 5.5%f | 86.1%f | ||||||||
| 2025 | $57.5B | $4,657 | $15,233 | 2.5% | 5.2% | 81.7% | 12.3M | 15.1% | 20.8% | 46.7% | |
| 2024 | $51.4B | $4,188 | $14,542 | 1.6% | 7.2% | 85.6% | 12.3M | 15.3% | 16.1% | 76.7 | 50.0% |
| 2023 | $48.2B | $3,951 | $14,052 | 0.2% | 9.3% | 84.0% | 12.2M | 15.1% | 16.5% | 76.5 | 53.0% |
| 2022 | $44.9B | $3,707 | $13,616 | 2.8% | 8.3% | 83.0% | 12.1M | 15.3% | 17.3% | 76.0 | 51.3% |
| 2021 | $47.1B | $3,907 | $12,444 | 4.7% | 5.7% | 79.7% | 12M | 16.6% | 17.2% | 72.9 | 41.8% |
| 2020 | $42.5B | $3,549 | $11,918 | −9.0% | 5.6% | 77.7% | 12M | 17.7% | 20.2% | 75.0 | 38.0% |
| 2019 | $41.9B | $3,529 | $12,495 | 1.6% | 6.7% | 67.3% | 11.9M | 17.2% | 20.3% | 75.6 | 46.0% |
| 2018 | $42.7B | $3,628 | $11,841 | 2.6% | 7.3% | 72.9% | 11.8M | 15.5% | 19.5% | 75.4 | 45.5% |
| 2017 | $42.2B | $3,619 | $11,289 | 2.3% | 5.3% | 67.1% | 11.7M | 15.3% | 21.2% | 75.2 | 41.7% |
| 2016 | $44.4B | $3,848 | $10,994 | 1.1% | 3.6% | 58.9% | 11.5M | 15.6% | 19.0% | 75.0 | 38.3% |
| 2015 | $45.8B | $4,015 | $10,783 | 1.0% | 4.4% | 52.4% | 11.4M | 15.2% | 19.3% | 74.9 | 38.4% |
| 2014 | $50.3B | $4,459 | $10,947 | 3.1% | 4.6% | 50.7% | 11.3M | 14.3% | 17.4% | 74.8 | 42.9% |
| 2013 | $48.7B | $4,370 | $10,672 | 2.4% | 5.3% | 45.6% | 11.1M | 15.9% | 17.7% | 74.7 | 44.9% |
| 2012 | $47.3B | $4,297 | $10,615 | 4.2% | 4.6% | 49.0% | 11M | 17.6% | 74.6 | 45.9% | |
| 2011 | $48.1B | $4,421 | $10,436 | −2.0% | 3.2% | 43.3% | 10.9M | 18.3% | 20.1% | 74.5 | 46.1% |
| 2010 | $46.2B | $4,292 | $10,555 | 3.0% | 3.3% | 38.8% | 10.8M | 13.0% | 23.1% | 74.4 | 48.0% |
| 2009 | $43.5B | $4,080 | $10,237 | 3.0% | 3.7% | 40.3% | 10.7M | 13.3% | 74.3 | 45.0% | |
| 2008 | $44.9B | $4,255 | $9,975 | 4.2% | 4.3% | 41.4% | 10.5M | 12.4% | 74.2 | 55.7% | |
| 2007 | $38.9B | $3,727 | $9,479 | 6.7% | 3.0% | 42.7% | 10.4M | 12.4% | 74.0 | 51.1% | |
| 2006 | $34.4B | $3,323 | $8,729 | 5.2% | 3.2% | 45.7% | 10.3M | 12.5% | 73.9 | 46.0% | |
| 2005 | $32.3B | $3,147 | $8,117 | 3.5% | 2.0% | 50.0% | 10.3M | 12.9% | 73.7 | 44.9% | |
| 2004 | $31.2B | $3,067 | $7,672 | 6.2% | 3.6% | 51.6% | 10.2M | 14.2% | 73.5 | 42.2% | |
| 2003 | $27.5B | $2,726 | $7,098 | 4.7% | 2.7% | 52.6% | 10.1M | 14.5% | 73.3 | 39.5% | |
| 2002 | $23.1B | $2,321 | $6,715 | 1.3% | 2.7% | 51.6% | 9.97M | 14.6% | 73.1 | 40.8% | |
| 2001 | $22.1B | $2,236 | $6,593 | 3.8% | 2.0% | 52.2% | 9.87M | 14.4% | 72.8 | 42.8% | |
| 2000 | $21.5B | $2,199 | $6,279 | 4.7% | 3.0% | 62.9% | 9.76M | 14.9% | 72.6 | 39.7% | |
| 1999 | $22.9B | $2,376 | $5,930 | 6.1% | 2.7% | 61.9% | 9.66M | 15.2% | 72.3 | 38.0% | |
| 1998 | $21.8B | $2,285 | $5,579 | 4.8% | 3.1% | 58.2% | 9.54M | 15.5% | 10.0% | 72.1 | 38.5% |
| 1997 | $20.7B | $2,202 | $5,333 | 5.4% | 3.7% | 66.6% | 9.42M | 15.9% | 10.8% | 71.7 | 39.1% |
| 1996 | $19.6B | $2,107 | $5,040 | 7.1% | 3.7% | 66.8% | 9.29M | 16.1% | 19.2% | 71.2 | 42.1% |
| 1995 | $18B | $1,968 | $4,686 | 2.4% | 6.2% | 65.6% | 9.16M | 16.3% | 22.3% | 70.8 | 44.9% |
| 1994 | $15.6B | $1,733 | $4,555 | 3.2% | 4.7% | 63.9% | 9.02M | 16.0% | 70.4 | 44.9% | |
| 1993 | $14.6B | $1,649 | $4,401 | 2.2% | 4.0% | 63.8% | 8.86M | 15.9% | 70.0 | 40.4% | |
| 1992 | $15.5B | $1,785 | $4,292 | 7.8% | 5.8% | 62.1% | 8.68M | 15.6% | 69.7 | 39.5% | |
| 1991 | $13.1B | $1,538 | $3,975 | 3.9% | 8.2% | 63.3% | 8.5M | 15.9% | 69.4 | 40.4% | |
| 1990 | $12.3B | $1,476 | $3,780 | 7.9% | 6.5% | 8.32M | 69.1 | 43.6% | |||
| 1989 | $10.1B | $1,239 | 1.7% | 7.7% | 8.15M | 68.8 | 44.3% | ||||
| 1988 | $10.1B | $1,266 | 0.1% | 7.2% | 7.97M | 68.5 | 42.0% | ||||
| 1987 | $9.7B | $1,245 | 6.7% | 8.2% | 7.79M | 68.0 | 34.8% | ||||
| 1986 | $9.02B | $1,187 | −1.4% | 6.2% | 7.6M | 67.4 | 30.2% | ||||
| 1985 | $8.41B | $1,135 | 5.6% | 7.3% | 7.41M | 66.9 | 32.1% | ||||
| 1984 | $8.25B | $1,143 | 5.7% | 8.9% | 7.22M | 66.3 | 33.0% | ||||
| 1983 | $8.35B | $1,184 | 4.7% | 9.0% | 7.05M | 65.7 | 34.4% | ||||
| 1982 | $8.13B | $1,177 | −0.5% | 13.7% | 6.91M | 65.0 | 36.9% | ||||
| 1981 | $8.43B | $1,247 | 5.5% | 8.9% | 6.76M | 64.4 | 41.4% | ||||
| 1980 | $8.74B | $1,324 | 7.4% | 10.0% | 6.61M | 63.7 | 40.2% | ||||
| 1979 | $7.19B | $1,113 | 6.6% | 6.46M | 62.9 | 39.0% | |||||
| 1978 | $5.97B | $946 | 6.4% | 6.31M | 62.1 | 31.0% | |||||
| 1977 | $5.11B | $830 | 3.4% | 6.16M | 61.3 | 29.6% | |||||
| 1976 | $4.51B | $752 | 7.9% | 6.0M | 60.3 | 29.1% | |||||
| 1975 | $4.33B | $741 | 7.2% | 5.84M | 59.3 | 31.0% | |||||
| 1974 | $3.55B | $624 | 8.1% | 5.68M | 58.3 | 35.4% | |||||
| 1973 | $2.73B | $493 | −0.7% | 5.54M | 57.1 | 26.1% | |||||
| 1972 | $2.24B | $415 | 17.7% | 5.4M | 56.1 | 25.3% | |||||
| 1971 | $1.69B | $320 | 10.6% | 5.26M | 54.9 | 24.1% | |||||
| 1970 | $1.44B | $280 | 4.7% | 5.13M | 53.8 | 22.0% | |||||
| 1969 | $1.29B | $258 | 4.7% | 5.0M | 52.3 | 22.1% | |||||
| 1968 | $1.21B | $249 | 10.4% | 4.88M | 51.3 | 20.9% | |||||
| 1967 | $1.09B | $228 | 0.2% | 4.76M | 50.2 | 21.2% | |||||
| 1966 | $1.04B | $224 | 3.5% | 4.65M | 49.2 | 21.0% | |||||
| 1965 | $991M | $217 | −2.5% | 4.56M | 48.2 | 19.0% | |||||
| 1964 | $1.03B | $228 | −4.7% | 4.49M | 47.3 | ||||||
| 1963 | $1.03B | $232 | −10.7% | 4.43M | 46.4 | ||||||
| 1962 | $880M | $201 | −4.6% | 4.37M | 45.6 | ||||||
| 1961 | $866M | $201 | 4.32M | 44.3 | |||||||
| 1960 | 4.27M | 44.0 |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast. Inflation: IMF data for 1980–1983, World Bank for the other years.
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Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)