Tunisia - Pertumbuhan PDB (y-on-y)

The economy of Tunisia advanced 1.2 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2019, little changed from a 1.1 percent growth in the previous period. Output rebounded for agriculture & fisheries (2.8 percent vs -0.7 percent in Q1) while contracted for manufacturing (-0.8 percent vs -0.9 percent) and services (-2.6 percent vs -0.7 percent). On a quarterly basis, the GDP rose 0.5 percent, after an upwardly revised 0.2 percent advance in the previous quarter.

The economy of Tunisia advanced 1.1 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, slowing from a downwardly revised 2.1 percent growth in the previous period. It was the weakest expansion since Q4 2016, amid contractions in agriculture & fisheries (-0.7 percent vs 8.3 percent in Q4); manufacturing (-0.6 percent vs -0.5 percent) and services (-0.8 percent vs -3.6 percent). On a quarterly basis, the economy grew only 0.1 percent, the same pace as in the previous quarter.

The gross domestic product in Tunisia advanced 2.2 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2018, slowing from an upwardly revised 2.8 percent rise in the previous period. It is the weakest growth since Q4 2017. Fishing activity expanded solidly (9.1%, the same pace as in Q3) while both services (-3.6% vs 3.7%) and manufacturing (-0.5% vs -0.7%) contracted. On a quarterly basis, the economy expanded 0.2 percent, the least since the second quarter of 2017, after a 0.5 percent rise in the third quarter. In 2018, the Tunisian GDP grew at a faster 2.5 percent compared to 1.9 percent in 2017.