Final consumption expenditure in Tunisia
Tunisia: Final consumption expenditure was 99.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Final consumption expenditure in Tunisia, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, final consumption expenditure in Tunisia stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Tunisia peaked at 99.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 1968.
That places Tunisia 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 67.4% | — |
| 1966 | 67.2% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 68.1% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 67.0% | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 68.1% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 81.6% | +19.8% |
| 1971 | 78.8% | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 76.7% | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 79.1% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 71.0% | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 73.9% | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 74.3% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 77.9% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 77.0% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 73.6% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 76.0% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 78.8% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 74.9% | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 75.5% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 75.9% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 80.5% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 77.5% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 78.9% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 79.4% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 80.0% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 79.0% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 77.7% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 78.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 79.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 76.5% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 77.8% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.3% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 77.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 78.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 77.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 78.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 78.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 86.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 99.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.6% | 67.0% | 68.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 76.4% | 71.0% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.3% | 74.9% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.2% | 76.5% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 77.3% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 78.3% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 94.2% | 99.5% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Tunisia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.5829 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.22 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6269 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 2,919 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 8,748 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Tunisia?
- Final consumption expenditure in Tunisia was 99.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 1968.
- How does Tunisia rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Tunisia ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.