Saudi Arabia vs Tunisia

Saudi Arabia vs Tunisia: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 4.6% a year in Saudi Arabia and 2.7% a year in Tunisia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 1.9 percentage points, or 1.68 times that in Tunisia.

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% a year · IMF

Saudi Arabia vs Tunisia: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 4.6% a year in Saudi Arabia and 2.7% a year in Tunisia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 1.9 percentage points, or 1.68 times that in Tunisia.
Saudi ArabiaTunisiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Tunisia.
  • In 2025, Saudi Arabia ranked 44 and Tunisia ranked 83 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Saudi Arabia at 3.6% a year and Tunisia at 1.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSaudi ArabiaTunisia
20254.62.7
20242.61.7
20230.50.3
2022122.7
20216.54.7
2020-3.8-9
20191.71.6
20183.22.6
20171.22.3
20161.71.1
20154.71
201443.1
20132.92.4
20125.84.2
201111.8-2
201053.5
2009-1.13
20086.24.2
20072.26.7
20063.35.2
20055.93.5
20048.66.2
20038.84.7
2002-0.71.3
20010.33.8
20004.74.3
1999-0.66
19982.85
19972.65.7
19963.36.9
19950.32.7
199413.6
19930.42.5
19924.68
19918.24.1
19909.47.1
19890.42.6
19886.60.1
1987-3.16.7
19861-1.5
1985-7.25.7
1984-45.7
1983-114.7
1982-16.1-0.5
198135.5
19805.87.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSaudi ArabiaTunisia
2026-3.32.4
20277.92
20284.81.5
20293.41.5
20303.51.5
20313.61.5

Each country on its own

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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