ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Tunisia

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. Lower middle income. Capital: Tunis. Population 12,348,573 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
7,523 10,325 13,127 1995 2025 13,018
GDP growth (%)
−8.7 −0.9 6.8 1995 2025 2.5
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
2.1 5.7 9.2 1995 2025 5.2
Life expectancy at birth (years)
70.9 73.7 76.6 1995 2024 76.7

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 13,018 2025 +1,062 +215 121 of 199
GDP growth% 2.5% 2025 +11.5 pp +1.5 pp 130 of 209
GDP per person growth% 1.9% 2025 +11.6 pp +2.1 pp 119 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 4,300 2025 +1,030 +170 139 of 201
Trade% of GDP 101.4% 2025 +17.1 pp +14.2 pp 61 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 2.0% 2025 +0.5 pp −0.1 pp 102 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 42.5% 2012 * −3.3 pp −13.4 pp –

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 5.2% 2025 −0.5 pp +0.7 pp 41 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 15.1% 2025 −2.5 pp −0.1 pp 16 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 12,348,573 2025 +374,516 +946,309 79 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.6% 2025 −0.3 pp −0.5 pp 132 of 217
Urban population% of total 70.7% 2025 +1.6 pp +2.8 pp 87 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 76.7 2024 +1.1 +1.9 88 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 9.7 2024 −4.7 −6.4 115 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 8.0% 2023 +2.0 pp +1.5 pp 63 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 86.3% 2023 +6.8 pp +7.2 pp 53 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 6.7% 2023 +0.6 pp +0.8 pp 14 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 76.5% 2024 +9.8 pp +30.3 pp 111 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp +0.2 pp 96 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 33.7 2021 * +0.9 −4.8 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.7% 2021 * 0.0 pp −2.4 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 11.6% 2021 −0.8 pp −1.6 pp 138 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 12,751 +0.7 6,095 15,000 365 +0.2% 26% 29%
GDP growth 0.9% +0.4 4.3% 3.2% 3.7 – – –
GDP per person growth 0.0% +0.5 2.7% 1.9% 3.7 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 3,758 +2.3 2,750 5,475 235 +0.4% 12% 15%
Trade 98.9% +0.2 69.0% 83.8% 11.0 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 1.7% +0.8 1.9% 2.0% 0.4 – – –
Central government debt 47.9% −0.9 – – 6.1 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 6.4% −0.7 3.6% 1.8% 1.8 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 15.9% −0.8 5.1% 9.0% 0.9 – – –
Population 11,884,158 +1.6 12,348,573 11,520,684 292,921 +0.8% 421% 434%
Population growth 0.9% −1.3 1.7% 1.6% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 69.0% +2.0 50.9% 79.5% 0.8 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 75.1 +1.7 67.9 76.7 1.0 – – –
Infant mortality 14.1 −2.2 28.7 12.0 2.0 – – –
Health spending 6.5% +2.6 4.5% 5.6% 0.6 – – –
Government spending on education 6.6% +0.2 4.0% 4.5% 0.5 – – –
Internet users 58.2% +1.9 57.9% 86.6% 9.9 – – –
Access to electricity 99.9% +0.9 88.7% 100.0% 0.1 – – –
Renewable energy 12.6% −1.9 42.5% 3.7% 0.5 – – –

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