Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Tunisia

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Tunisia in 2025 — 19.9%. Ranked 36 in the world out of 132. Since 1965, the indicator has risen by 4.7 pp.

2025 19.9% +1 pp vs 2024
World rank 36of 132
Period maximum 21.6%2020
Period minimum 13.2%1974

Trend over time

1965–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Tunisia, 1965–202512.51517.52022.5196519711977198319891995200120072013201920251965: 15.2%1967: 13.9%1969: 17.4%1971: 15.7%1973: 15.1%1975: 14.6%1977: 16.2%1979: 15.2%1981: 14.8%1983: 16.9%1985: 17%1987: 16.9%1989: 17.3%1991: 16.6%1993: 16.3%1995: 16.3%1997: 16.3%1999: 16.3%2001: 16.6%2003: 17.2%2005: 16.9%2007: 16.6%2009: 16.6%2011: 16.4%2013: 17.3%2015: 17.9%2017: 19.1%2019: 18.8%2021: 20.8%2023: 19.4%2025: 19.9%
Change over the period: +4.7 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tunisia

Tunisia 19.9%
Northern Africa computed 14.3%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.9 +1 pp
2024 18.9 −0.5 pp
2023 19.4 −1 pp
2022 20.4 −0.4 pp
2021 20.8 −0.8 pp
2020 21.6 +2.8 pp
2019 18.8 +0.4 pp
2018 18.4 −0.7 pp
2017 19.1 +0.4 pp
2016 18.7 +0.8 pp
2015 17.9 +0.6 pp
2014 17.3 +0 pp
2013 17.3 +0.6 pp
2012 16.7 +0.2 pp
2011 16.4 +1.3 pp
2010 15.2 −1.5 pp
2009 16.6 +0.5 pp
2008 16.1 −0.5 pp
2007 16.6 −0.1 pp
2006 16.7 −0.2 pp
2005 16.9 −0 pp
2004 16.9 −0.3 pp
2003 17.2 −0 pp
2002 17.2 +0.7 pp
2001 16.6 −0.1 pp
2000 16.7 +0.4 pp
1999 16.3 −0.2 pp
1998 16.4 +0.1 pp
1997 16.3 +0.8 pp
1996 15.6 −0.7 pp
1995 16.3 −0 pp
1994 16.3 +0.1 pp
1993 16.3 +0.3 pp
1992 16 −0.6 pp
1991 16.6 +0.2 pp
1990 16.4 −0.9 pp
1989 17.3 +0.7 pp
1988 16.6 −0.4 pp
1987 16.9 −0.8 pp
1986 17.8 +0.7 pp
1985 17 +0.2 pp
1984 16.9 −0 pp
1983 16.9 +0.4 pp
1982 16.5 +1.7 pp
1981 14.8 +0.3 pp
1980 14.5 −0.7 pp
1979 15.2 −1.1 pp
1978 16.3 +0.2 pp
1977 16.2 +1 pp
1976 15.2 +0.5 pp
1975 14.6 +1.4 pp
1974 13.2 −1.9 pp
1973 15.1 +0.6 pp
1972 14.6 −1.1 pp
1971 15.7 −1.2 pp
1970 16.9 −0.6 pp
1969 17.4 +0.3 pp
1968 17.1 +3.3 pp
1967 13.9 −0.6 pp
1966 14.5 −0.7 pp
1965 15.2

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.