Jordan vs Tunisia
Jordan vs Tunisia: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 1.8% a year in Jordan and 5.3% a year in Tunisia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Tunisia, by 3.6 percentage points, or 3.02 times that in Jordan.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Tunisia has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Jordan.
- In 2025, Jordan ranked 124 and Tunisia ranked 36 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Jordan at 2.2% a year and Tunisia at 8.8% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Jordan | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| 2024 | 1.6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 9.3 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | 8.3 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 2020 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 7.3 |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 5.3 |
| 2016 | -0.8 | 3.6 |
| 2015 | -0.9 | 4.4 |
| 2014 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 2012 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 2011 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
| 2010 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 2009 | -0.7 | 3.5 |
| 2008 | 14 | 4.9 |
| 2007 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | 6.3 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| 2004 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| 2002 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
| 2001 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 2000 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 1998 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 1997 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 1996 | 6.5 | 3.7 |
| 1995 | 2.4 | 6.2 |
| 1994 | 3.5 | 5.4 |
| 1993 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 1992 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 8.2 | 7.7 |
| 1990 | 16.2 | 6.5 |
| 1989 | 25.7 | 7.7 |
| 1988 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
| 1987 | -0.2 | 8.2 |
| 1986 | – | 6.2 |
| 1985 | 2.8 | 7.6 |
| 1984 | 4 | 8.6 |
| 1983 | 5 | 9 |
| 1982 | 7.6 | 13.7 |
| 1981 | 7.7 | 8.9 |
| 1980 | 10.9 | 10 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Jordan | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
| 2027 | 2.3 | 6.3 |
| 2028 | 2.2 | 7.1 |
| 2029 | 2.2 | 7.9 |
| 2030 | 2.2 | 8.4 |
| 2031 | 2.2 | 8.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Jordan vs Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancyJordan: 77.8 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterJordan: 85.7% in 2022Tunisia: 74.3% in 2022
- DepressionJordan: 3.56% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateJordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Tunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJordan: 11.4 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthJordan: 1.6% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJordan: 93.2% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageJordan: 24.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJordan: 4.3% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateJordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsJordan: $2.5B in 2025Tunisia: $1.35B in 2025
- Military spending per personJordan: $221 in 2025Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingJordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelJordan: 116,000 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- National powerJordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020Tunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJordan: 34 million TIV in 2024Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025