Expense in Tunisia
Tunisia: Expense was 33.8% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Expense in Tunisia, 1972–2012
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 33.8% for expense in 2012. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Tunisia peaked at 33.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 1972.
Tunisia ranks 43rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Expense in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 19.6% | — |
| 1973 | 21.5% | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 21.7% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 23.6% | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 23.7% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 26.5% | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 27.1% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 28.3% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 26.3% | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 26.4% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 30.6% | +15.7% |
| 1983 | 30.8% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 31.0% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 30.2% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 31.2% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 29.6% | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 30.6% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 31.9% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 30.4% | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 29.4% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 27.7% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 28.0% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 28.4% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 28.0% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 24.9% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | +0.3% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.0% | 19.6% | 28.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 29.8% | 26.3% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 24.9% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 24.8% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 26.7% | 33.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8767 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,082 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 1.72 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 8,008 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -65.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Tunisia?
- Expense in Tunisia was 33.8% in 2012, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 1972.
- How does Tunisia rank for expense?
- Tunisia ranks 43rd out of 157 countries with data for 2012.
- Is expense rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.