GDP per capita growth in Tunisia
Tunisia: GDP per capita growth was 1.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Tunisia, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Tunisia stood at 1.9%.
The figure is up 93.9% on the previous year and up 1,248.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Tunisia peaked at 14.8% in 1972 and was at its lowest, -11.9%, in 1963.
Tunisia ranks 120th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -5.7% | — |
| 1963 | -11.9% | +107.2% |
| 1964 | -6.0% | -49.5% |
| 1965 | -4.1% | -32.3% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | -135.3% |
| 1967 | -2.1% | -248.2% |
| 1968 | 7.7% | -463.3% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | -72.3% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 7.8% | +275.2% |
| 1972 | 14.8% | +89.2% |
| 1973 | -3.2% | -121.5% |
| 1974 | 5.3% | -265.8% |
| 1975 | 4.3% | -18.1% |
| 1976 | 5.0% | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -85.3% |
| 1978 | 3.9% | +419.7% |
| 1979 | 4.1% | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 5.0% | +20.3% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | -37.0% |
| 1982 | -2.7% | -184.7% |
| 1983 | 2.5% | -195.0% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | +31.1% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | -11.2% |
| 1986 | -3.9% | -233.1% |
| 1987 | 4.1% | -204.8% |
| 1988 | -2.2% | -154.7% |
| 1989 | -0.5% | -79.3% |
| 1990 | 5.7% | -1326.8% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -69.6% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +220.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -97.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +706.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -43.6% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | +642.0% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -28.3% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +38.6% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -26.2% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -23.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -89.3% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +1172.4% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +43.3% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -50.7% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +67.1% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +32.8% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -43.5% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -38.3% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | -3.1% | -267.4% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -197.4% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -60.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +53.8% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -108.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -105.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +13825.2% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +35.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -61.8% |
| 2020 | -9.7% | -1686.5% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -142.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -47.3% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | -122.4% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -303.3% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | +93.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.3% | -11.9% | 7.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.5% | -3.2% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | -3.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 0.2% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 0.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -3.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -9.7% | 4.1% | 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 gdp per capita growth in Tunisia?
- Gdp per capita growth in Tunisia was 1.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 1972.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.9% in 1963.
- How does Tunisia rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Tunisia ranks 120th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,248.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.