Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 34.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Tunisia, 1983–2022
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 34.8% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita in Tunisia peaked at 34.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 vs. GDP per capita 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 |
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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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1929 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 898.26 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.3784 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 1,762 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6269 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Tunisia?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.