Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 20.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
20.5%
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
77th
of 184 countries
All-time high
31.3%
in 1985
All-time low
11.3%
in 1996
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Tunisia, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Tunisia stood at 20.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Tunisia peaked at 31.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1996.
Tunisia ranks 77th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.8% | — |
| 1961 | 22.0% | +11.1% |
| 1962 | 22.0% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 19.9% | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 20.5% | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 20.8% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 22.6% | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 24.5% | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 24.2% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 24.4% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 24.4% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 23.1% | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 21.7% | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 22.7% | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 22.4% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 24.3% | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 24.9% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 25.8% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 25.1% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 23.5% | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 23.6% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 25.6% | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 28.0% | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 28.8% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 30.1% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 31.3% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 30.0% | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 27.3% | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 25.1% | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 24.4% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 20.9% | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 20.0% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 15.0% | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 13.1% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.1% | 19.8% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.8% | 21.7% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.4% | 23.6% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 11.3% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 14.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 18.1% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 19.3% | 22.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,891 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 45.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Tunisia?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Tunisia was 20.5% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1996.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Tunisia ranks 77th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.