Revenue, excluding grants in Tunisia
Tunisia: Revenue, excluding grants was 29.9% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Revenue, excluding grants in Tunisia, 1972–2012
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2012, revenue, excluding grants in Tunisia stood at 29.9%.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Tunisia peaked at 35.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1972.
Tunisia ranks 51st of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 23.0% | — |
| 1973 | 24.2% | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 24.9% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 27.9% | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 26.8% | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 28.2% | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 31.4% | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 32.1% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 31.3% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 31.9% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 34.3% | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 32.6% | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 35.5% | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 33.2% | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 33.5% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 31.1% | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 31.5% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 30.5% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 30.7% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 29.0% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 29.4% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 30.3% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 30.0% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 29.6% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 26.3% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 26.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 23.0% | 32.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 30.5% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 26.2% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 26.2% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 27.7% | 31.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 48 Romania 30.7% compare
- 49 Uruguay 30.6% compare
- 50 Kyrgyzstan 30.4%
- 52 Andorra 29.8%
- 53 Micronesia, Federated States of 29.7% compare
- 54 Spain 29.7% compare
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 revenue, excluding grants in Tunisia?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Tunisia was 29.9% in 2012, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1972.
- How does Tunisia rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Tunisia ranks 51st out of 157 countries with data for 2012.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.