Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) was 0.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic savings in Tunisia, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic savings in Tunisia is 0.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.0% on the previous year and down 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Tunisia peaked at 33.0% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2025.
That places Tunisia 159th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 32.6% | — |
| 1966 | 32.8% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 31.9% | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 33.0% | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 31.9% | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 18.4% | -42.4% |
| 1971 | 21.2% | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 23.3% | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 20.9% | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 29.0% | +38.4% |
| 1975 | 26.1% | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 25.7% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 22.1% | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 23.0% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 26.4% | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 24.0% | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 23.9% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 21.2% | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 25.1% | +18.6% |
| 1984 | 24.5% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 24.1% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 19.5% | -19.3% |
| 1987 | 22.5% | +15.5% |
| 1988 | 21.1% | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 20.6% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 20.0% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 22.3% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 21.7% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 21.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 22.2% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 22.7% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -53.7% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +33.1% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -44.1% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -33.2% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -27.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -69.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.2%, 4% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.5%, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -69.0% | 1.6% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.4% | 31.9% | 33.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 23.6% | 18.4% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 19.5% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 20.0% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 19.9% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 8.9% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 0.5% | 5.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More economy & growth data for Tunisia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 52.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -73.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.811 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -74.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5922 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -24.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Tunisia?
- Gross domestic savings in Tunisia was 0.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 1968.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2025.
- How does Tunisia rank for gross domestic savings?
- Tunisia ranks 159th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). 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.