Adjusted savings: gross savings in Tunisia
Tunisia: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 8.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Tunisia, 1976–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings in Tunisia is 8.2%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 30.1% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Tunisia peaked at 28.5% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2020.
Tunisia ranks 164th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 27.0% | — |
| 1977 | 23.3% | -13.5% |
| 1978 | 24.5% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 28.5% | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 26.2% | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 25.9% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 23.5% | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 27.5% | +17.4% |
| 1984 | 26.5% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 24.7% | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 20.2% | -18.1% |
| 1987 | 24.1% | +19.1% |
| 1988 | 23.9% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 24.0% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 24.2% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 23.2% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 22.9% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 20.9% | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 21.3% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 22.7% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 22.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -45.5% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.8% | 23.3% | 28.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 20.2% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 20.9% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 21.1% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 11.2% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.3% | 8.2% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Tunisia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.5829 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.22 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 69.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1543 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 718.63 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5479 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,552 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Tunisia?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Tunisia was 8.2% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 1979.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Tunisia ranks 164th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.