Tunisia Q2 GDP Annual Growth Rate Strongest in Near 3 Years

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.