Tunisia’s economy grew by 1.8% year-on-year in Q3 2024, up from a 1% expansion in the preceding three-month period, marking the highest growth since Q3 2022, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) reported.
Growth accelerated for agriculture, forestry & fishing (10.6% vs 8.3% in Q2) and rebounded for textile, clothing and leather industry (0.2% vs -7.1%), mining & quarrying (0.5% vs -2.5%), mechanical & electrical industries (2.8% vs -0.12%) and trade & repair services (1% vs -0.2%), the same source added.
On a quarterly basis, the GDP expanded by 0.8% in Q3 2024, after a 0.2% rise in the previous quarter, marking the highest quarter-on-quarter growth in almost 3 years.
TunisianMonitorOnline (NejiMed)
