Central government debt, total in Tunisia
Tunisia: Central government debt, total was 42.5% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Central government debt, total in Tunisia, 1990–2012
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 42.5% for central government debt, total in 2012.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Tunisia peaked at 60.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 2010.
That places Tunisia 56th out of 83 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Central government debt, total in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.8% | — |
| 1991 | 60.7% | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 55.5% | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 59.3% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 57.5% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 55.3% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 56.9% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 54.3% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 55.6% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 56.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 56.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 55.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 53.8% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.9% | 54.3% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 42.9% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 38.8% | 42.5% | 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.6309 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 6,510 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3891 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,812 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1521 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Tunisia?
- Central government debt, total in Tunisia was 42.5% in 2012, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 2010.
- How does Tunisia rank for central government debt, total?
- Tunisia ranks 56th out of 83 countries with data for 2012.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.