Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Tunisia
Tunisia: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -33.8% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Tunisia, 2000–2012
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded -33.8% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Tunisia peaked at -24.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -33.8%, in 2012.
That places Tunisia 118th out of 162 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -25.0% | — |
| 2001 | -24.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | -25.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | -25.4% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | -25.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | -26.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | -25.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | -26.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | -27.3% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | -27.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | -26.7% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | -32.9% | +23.1% |
| 2012 | -33.8% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -26.0% | -27.9% | -24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -31.1% | -33.8% | -26.7% | 3 |
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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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 11,108 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6658 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3,100 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9952 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Tunisia?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Tunisia was -33.8% in 2012, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was -24.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.8% in 2012.
- How does Tunisia rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Tunisia ranks 118th out of 162 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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