Tunisia's gross fixed capital formation (current US$) was US$7.82 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 27.77% from US$10.83 billion in 2014 (3.2% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$7.82 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$8.14 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$10.83 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$12.02 billion | 2010 |
| Lowest | US$249.14 million | 1966 |
| Average since 2015 | US$8.06 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$276 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Tunisia's gross fixed capital formation (current US$) rose 3.1% on 2023 (from US$7.59 billion to US$7.82 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.4% and a typical year strayed about 8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 51.4% in 1975 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.3% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$220.23 million a year. A straight line explains 60% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Tunisia had the 14th highest value of the 37 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | US$7.82 billion | 2024 |
| World | US$28.61 trillion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$2.11 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to Tunisia in the 2024 ranking
- Angola — 11th of 37: US$10.95 billion
- Bolivia — 12th of 37: US$9.12 billion
- Ghana — 13th of 37: US$8.11 billion
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 15th of 37: US$7.25 billion
- Zambia — 16th of 37: US$5.47 billion
- Tajikistan — 17th of 37: US$4.36 billion
What this measures
Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 60 values
| Year | Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,820,624,628 |
| 2023 | 7,586,005,517 |
| 2022 | 7,330,229,411 |
| 2021 | 7,463,892,041 |
| 2020 | 6,733,068,834 |
| 2019 | 8,144,230,930 |
| 2018 | 8,366,910,767 |
| 2017 | 8,452,214,886 |
| 2016 | 9,092,737,402 |
| 2015 | 9,605,199,771 |
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) in nearby economies
- Algeria — US$113.09 billion (2025)
- Bahrain — US$13.63 billion (2024)
- Djibouti — US$1.18 billion (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$42.75 billion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$104.45 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$40.15 billion (2024)
- Israel — US$145.39 billion (2025)
- Kuwait — US$26.95 billion (2024)
- Lebanon — US$375.26 million (2024)
- Libya — US$6.86 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Tunisia
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$9.34 billion (2024)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$8.77 billion (2024)
- GDP (current US$) — US$57.5 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 172.31 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$50.41 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 98.89 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$4,657 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 13,954 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$4,082 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 8,008 (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Tunisia's gross fixed capital formation (current US$)?
- US$7.82 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1965?
- It is up 2,734% from US$276 million in 1965 (5.83% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$12.02 billion in 2010 and the lowest US$249.14 million in 1966.
- How does Tunisia rank?
- 14th highest of 37 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in gross fixed capital formation (current US$) unusual for Tunisia?
- In 2024, Tunisia's gross fixed capital formation (current US$) rose 3.1% on 2023 (from US$7.59 billion to US$7.82 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.4% and a typical year strayed about 8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.FTOT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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