General government final consumption expenditure in Tunisia
Tunisia: General government final consumption expenditure was 19.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Tunisia, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 19.9% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Tunisia peaked at 21.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1974.
Tunisia ranks 59th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 15.2% | — |
| 1966 | 14.5% | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 13.9% | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 17.1% | +23.7% |
| 1969 | 17.4% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 16.9% | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 15.7% | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 14.6% | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 15.1% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 13.2% | -12.7% |
| 1975 | 14.6% | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 15.2% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 16.2% | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 16.3% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 15.2% | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 14.5% | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 14.8% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 16.5% | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 16.9% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 16.9% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 17.0% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 17.8% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 16.9% | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 16.6% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 17.3% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 16.4% | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 16.6% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 16.0% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 16.3% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 16.3% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 16.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.6% | 13.9% | 17.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 15.3% | 13.2% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 14.5% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 15.6% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 16.1% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.2% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 18.9% | 21.6% | 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.6309 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 6,510 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3891 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,812 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1521 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Tunisia?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Tunisia was 19.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1974.
- How does Tunisia rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Tunisia ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government 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. 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 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.