Libya vs Tunisia

Libya vs Tunisia: GDP growth

GDP growth: -11.2% a year in Libya in 2019 and 2.7% a year in Tunisia in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Tunisia, by 12.8 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Libya vs Tunisia: GDP growthGDP growth: -11.2% a year in Libya in 2019 and 2.7% a year in Tunisia in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Tunisia, by 12.8 percentage points.
LibyaTunisiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Tunisia has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Libya.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Libya at 2.1% a year and Tunisia at 1.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearLibyaTunisia
202515.92.7
20244.21.7
202310.50.3
2022-8.62.7
202127.34.7
2020-29.5-9
2019-11.21.6
20187.92.6
201732.52.3
2016-1.51.1
2015-0.81
2014-233.1
2013-182.4
201286.84.2
2011-50.3-2
201053.5
2009-4.43
2008-0.24.2
20076.26.7
20060.35.2
200510.63.5
20045.86.2
200316.14.7
2002-3.71.3
20012.63.8
200044.3
1999-0.26
1998-0.75
1997-2.65.7
19961.86.9
1995-15.42.7
19943.23.6
1993-5.52.5
1992-4.58
199118.34.1
19903.77.1
19897.22.6
19887.60.1
1987-14.76.7
1986-11.4-1.5
19850.65.7
1984-8.35.7
1983-4.74.7
19821.5-0.5
1981-205.5
19800.67.4
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearLibyaTunisia
20263.32.4
20272.92
20282.71.5
20292.51.5
20302.31.5
20312.11.5

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • 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 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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