Tunisia GDP Growth Slows to 1.6% in Q1 2025

Tunisia’s GDP grew 2.4% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, slowing from a 3.2% increase in Q2, which had been the strongest growth since Q3 2022. The slowdown in growth came amid softer performances across several key sectors: the mining sector (31.7% vs 39.5% in Q2), construction (3.9% vs 9.0%), trade and repair services (1.5% vs 2.8%), chemical industries (2.4% vs 11.9%), and transport and storage (0.3% vs. 3.0%). Meanwhile, output growth accelerated for agriculture, forestry, and fishing (11.5% vs 9.8%), accommodation and catering (7.1% vs 7.0%), information and communication sector (2.7% vs 1.5%), and production and distribution of gas (5.8% vs 3.4%). On a quarterly basis, GDP was unchanged, following an upwardly revised 1.9% expansion in Q2, which was the fastest quarterly growth since Q4 2021.

Tunisia’s GDP grew by 3.2% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, marking the fastest pace of expansion since Q3 2022 and accelerating from a 1.6% increase in Q1, which had been the weakest in three quarters. The growth was underpinned by stronger performances across several key sectors. The mining sector surged by 39.5% (vs 17.6% in Q1), construction expanded 9.6% (vs 3.0%), agriculture, forestry, and fishing rose 9.8% (vs 7.3%), accomodation and catering climbed 7.0% (vs 5.7%), and trade and repair services increased by 2.8% (vs 1.9%). The information and communication sector also saw improved growth at 1.5% (vs 0.1%). Additionally, there were notable rebounds in chemical industries (10.1% vs -3.9%), transport and storage (3.0% vs -0.7%), and the production and distribution of gas (3.4% vs -0.1%). On a quarterly basis, GDP expanded by 1.8% in Q2, recovering from a downwardly revised 0.1% contraction in Q1 and registering the strongest quarterly growth since Q4 2021.

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.