Tunisia GDP Annual Growth Rate

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

1.6

Units In

2.4

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Aug 18, 2025

Time to Release

3 Months 1 Days 11 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
16.2 Jun 2021	-19.8 Jun 2020	2.47 %	2001-2025	National Institute of Statistics - Tunisia

The services sector is the biggest sector of Tunisia's economy, accounting for 64 percent of GDP, namely government services (21 percent), internal trade (10 percent), transport (7 percent) and financial services (25 percent). The industrial sector represents 26 percent of the wealth, including manufacturing (16 percent), construction (4 percent) and oil and natural gas extraction (3 percent). The primary sector accounts for 10 percent of GDP, mainly due to production of olives, wheat, barley, tomatoes, citrus, sugar beets, dates, and almonds. .

Latest Updates

Tunisia’s GDP grew by 1.6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, marking the slowest pace in three quarters and down from a 2.4% expansion in Q4 2024. The slowdown was driven by weaker performance in several key sectors, including trade and repair (1.9% vs. 2.3%), information and communication (0.1% vs. 1.3%), public administration and defense (1.6% vs. 1.9%), mechanical and electrical industries (0.8% vs. 2.5%), and agriculture, forestry, and fishing (7.0% vs. 12.1%). Additionally, financial and insurance activities contracted more sharply (-8.5% vs. -3.8%), while transport and storage also declined (-0.7% vs. +5.0%). In contrast, growth accelerated in construction (3.3% vs. 2.5%) and agri-food industries (6.5% vs. 3.4%), while accommodation and food services continued to perform strongly, expanding by 5.7%. On a quarterly basis, GDP contracted by 0.2% in Q1 2025, the sharpest decline since Q2 2024, reversing the 0.8% growth recorded in the previous quarter.