General government final consumption expenditure in Tunisia
Tunisia: General government final consumption expenditure was 4.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Tunisia, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Tunisia stood at 4.3%.
The figure is up 204.1% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Tunisia peaked at 26.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -4.1%, in 2020.
Tunisia ranks 58th of 173 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.
General government final consumption expenditure in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 12.1% | — |
| 1967 | 6.9% | -43.3% |
| 1968 | 6.0% | -13.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | -92.7% |
| 1970 | 9.5% | +2081.8% |
| 1971 | 3.1% | -67.2% |
| 1972 | 8.3% | +166.3% |
| 1973 | 6.1% | -26.2% |
| 1974 | 7.5% | +22.0% |
| 1975 | 15.6% | +108.9% |
| 1976 | 9.5% | -38.7% |
| 1977 | 8.1% | -15.5% |
| 1978 | 4.1% | -49.6% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -71.8% |
| 1980 | 9.9% | +766.9% |
| 1981 | 8.3% | -16.3% |
| 1982 | 7.4% | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | -20.9% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | -28.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -81.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -83.5% |
| 1989 | 6.4% | +5113.9% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | -60.7% |
| 1991 | 4.9% | +94.4% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -37.6% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +49.1% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | -21.8% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | +92.9% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -53.0% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +232.2% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -35.3% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -41.2% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -36.4% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +151.9% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +351.3% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -75.7% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -54.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -34.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -65.2% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +58.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +34.8% |
| 2020 | -4.1% | -367.7% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -153.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -42.9% |
| 2023 | -0.2% | -118.1% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -727.7% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | +204.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 0.4% | 12.1% | 4 |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 1.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 0.1% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.5% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 2.8% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 0.7% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -4.1% | 4.3% | 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 1,088 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 8.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 1,023 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.658 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 3,064 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Tunisia?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Tunisia was 4.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.1% in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Tunisia ranks 58th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.