Tunisia Q2 GDP grows 3.2 pct as agriculture, manufacturing boost output-Xinhua

Tunisia Q2 GDP grows 3.2 pct as agriculture, manufacturing boost output

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-08-16 03:23:15

TUNIS, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) --Tunisia's economy grew 3.2 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, driven by strong performances in agriculture and manufacturing, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) said on Friday.

GDP reached 24.8 billion Tunisian dinars (around 8.6 billion U.S. dollars) in the quarter, according to the INS's quarterly report. Total GDP for 2024 was 96.5 billion dinars.

Agriculture expanded 9.8 percent, manufacturing grew 3.9 percent, domestic demand rose 3.3 percent and services increased 1.9 percent, according to the data.

Exports fell 9.6 percent in the second quarter, while imports rose 8.9 percent, the INS said.