Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates
Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 2.7% a year in Tunisia and 6.2% a year in United Arab Emirates, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 3.5 percentage points, or 2.28 times that in Tunisia.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Tunisia.
- In 2025, Tunisia ranked 83 and United Arab Emirates ranked 23 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Tunisia at 1.5% a year and United Arab Emirates at 3.5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Tunisia | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.7 | 6.2 |
| 2024 | 1.7 | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 7.5 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | -9 | -8.7 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | -1.1 |
| 2016 | 1.1 | 5.7 |
| 2015 | 1 | 7.1 |
| 2014 | 3.1 | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 2.4 | 4.9 |
| 2012 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | -2 | 6.7 |
| 2010 | 3.5 | 7.9 |
| 2009 | 3 | -5.2 |
| 2008 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
| 2007 | 6.7 | 3.2 |
| 2006 | 5.2 | 9.8 |
| 2005 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | 6.2 | 9.6 |
| 2003 | 4.7 | 8.8 |
| 2002 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
| 2001 | 3.8 | 1.4 |
| 2000 | 4.3 | 12.3 |
| 1999 | 6 | 3.8 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0.9 |
| 1997 | 5.7 | 8.6 |
| 1996 | 6.9 | 5.4 |
| 1995 | 2.7 | 6.6 |
| 1994 | 3.6 | 7.4 |
| 1993 | 2.5 | 0.3 |
| 1992 | 8 | 3.1 |
| 1991 | 4.1 | 2.2 |
| 1990 | 7.1 | 23.6 |
| 1989 | 2.6 | 15.7 |
| 1988 | 0.1 | -2.6 |
| 1987 | 6.7 | 5.3 |
| 1986 | -1.5 | -19.3 |
| 1985 | 5.7 | -2.5 |
| 1984 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| 1983 | 4.7 | -5.3 |
| 1982 | -0.5 | -7.2 |
| 1981 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 1980 | 7.4 | -1.8 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Tunisia | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.4 | -3.9 |
| 2027 | 2 | 7.7 |
| 2028 | 1.5 | 7 |
| 2029 | 1.5 | 5.9 |
| 2030 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
| 2031 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancyTunisia: 76.5 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionTunisia: 3.92% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateTunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthTunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTunisia: 70.7% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageTunisia: 32.1 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTunisia: 9.2% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateTunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsTunisia: $1.35B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personTunisia: $121 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingTunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelTunisia: 48,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerTunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025