Tax revenue as share of GDP in Tunisia
Tunisia: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 34.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Tunisia, 1983–2022
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp in Tunisia is 34.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Tunisia peaked at 34.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1990.
Tunisia ranks 27th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 23.7% | — |
| 1984 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 23.7% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 23.9% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 21.5% | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 21.1% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 21.5% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 20.5% | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 20.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 21.4% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 22.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 21.7% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.7% | 21.1% | 23.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 20.5% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 23.0% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 25.9% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.4% | 34.8% | 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -0.1869 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1706 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 714.3 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 17.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1991 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 927.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.5966 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Tunisia?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Tunisia was 34.8% in 2022, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Tunisia ranks 27th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.