Tunisia External Debt

2009 - 2025 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Tunisia External Debt

  • Tunisia External Debt reached 43.1 USD bn in Dec 2025, compared with 42.5 USD bn in the previous quarter.
  • Tunisia External Debt: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2009 to Dec 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 44.2 USD bn in Dec 2023 and a record low of 20.4 USD bn in Jun 2010.

CEIC converts quarterly External Debt into USD. The Central Bank of Tunisia provides External Debt in local currency. The Central Bank of Tunisia period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. External Debt prior to Q1 2018 is based on BPM5.


Related information about Tunisia External Debt
  • In the latest reports of Tunisia, Current Account recorded a surplus of 2.4 USD mn in Sep 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 330.4 USD mn in Dec 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 1.0 USD bn in Dec 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 14.2 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Tunisia's External Debt from Dec 2009 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Tunisia External Debt

What was Tunisia's External Debt in Dec 2025?

Tunisia External Debt reached 43.1 USD bn in Dec 2025, compared with 42.5 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
43,079.5 Dec 2025 42,527.7 Sep 2025 20,377.0 Jun 2010 44,178.7 Dec 2023 USD mn quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2025

External Debt by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 11,914.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
Algeria (USD mn) 3,838.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) 320,304.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 6,688.0 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2012 - Apr 2026
Australia (USD mn) 2,049,794.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1988 - Dec 2025
Austria (USD mn) 904,337.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 4,813.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (USD mn) 113,519.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 38,333.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Belgium (USD mn) 1,829,211.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 16,016.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 5,572.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Botswana (USD mn) 1,498.8 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 682,756.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2026
Bulgaria (USD mn) 77,161.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
Cambodia (USD mn) 19,653.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Canada (USD mn) 3,497,031.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Chile (USD mn) 288,852.3 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Apr 2026
China (USD mn) 2,328,829.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 211,584.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 52,854.6 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1998 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 264,281.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 275,438.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 687,617.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 64,957.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Egypt (USD mn) 163,911.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 48,378.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
European Union (USD mn) 19,950,242.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Finland (USD mn) 682,368.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
France (USD mn) 9,140,661.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Dec 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 26,860.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Germany (USD mn) 7,936,265.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
Ghana (USD mn) 29,382.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Greece (USD mn) 692,853.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 2,062,658.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 312,714.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 29,822.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Dec 2025
India (USD mn) 765,525.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 433,379.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Mar 2026
Iran (USD mn) 4,861.6 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 3,803,349.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Israel (USD mn) 164,981.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Italy (USD mn) 3,314,423.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 40,561.0 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Japan (USD mn) 4,786,710.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
Jordan (USD mn) 45,729.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 181,841.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Kenya (USD mn) 42,337.5 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 774,390.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1994 - Mar 2026
Kosovo (USD mn) 5,614.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 94,837.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 12,526.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Laos (USD mn) 10,350.5 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Latvia (USD mn) 52,269.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Lebanon (USD mn) 34,590.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2024
Lithuania (USD mn) 92,027.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 4,136,448.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) 14,345.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Malawi (MWK mn) 5,887,049.3 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Malaysia (USD mn) 355,717.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2026
Malta (USD mn) 226,580.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 191,845.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2026
Mexico (USD mn) 447,827.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2021
Moldova (USD mn) 11,408.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 40,217.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Montenegro (USD mn) 8,741.3 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Morocco (USD mn) 64,781.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Mozambique (USD mn) 9,721.2 2025 yearly 1985 - 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 11,174.8 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Nepal (USD mn) 10,519.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Netherlands (USD mn) 4,779,009.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 251,404.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 51,856.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
Norway (USD mn) 875,596.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
Pakistan (USD mn) 137,557.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2006 - Mar 2026
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 1,535.0 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2018
Panama (USD mn) 48,680.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) 29,733.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Peru (USD mn) 112,432.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
Philippines (USD mn) 147,650.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Poland (USD mn) 544,216.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 523,226.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 194,500.0 2018 yearly 2000 - 2018
Romania (USD mn) 259,675.2 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (USD mn) 319,353.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Serbia (USD mn) 59,960.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 2,469,353.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 161,824.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 74,360.0 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 200,307.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1985 - Dec 2025
Spain (USD mn) 3,237,325.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 54,806.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
Sudan (USD mn) 62,400.0 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (USD mn) 1,154,694.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Switzerland (USD mn) 2,475,343.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Taiwan, China (USD mn) 236,510.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Tajikistan (USD mn) 6,591.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2015 - Sep 2025
Thailand (USD mn) 208,831.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Tunisia (USD mn) 43,079.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2025
Turkey (USD mn) 564,897.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2025

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Tunisia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.0 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,386.296 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 15,096.206 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 26.7 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 48,835.0 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2011 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 80.5 2025 yearly 2016 - 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (TND bn) 98.779 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (TND bn) 257.266 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (TND bn) 79.564 2031 yearly 1990 - 2031
Government: Budgetary: Expenditure: Transfers (TND mn) 20,518.400 2025 yearly 2019 - 2025
Government: Budgetary: Revenue: Grants (TND mn) 350.000 2025 yearly 2019 - 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.800 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -835.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,864.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 6.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 42,352.917 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 105,286.514 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7,178.191 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,699.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 18.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 494,427.619 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 220,836.736 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 93.314 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 48.141 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 2.314 Jan 2026 monthly May 2002 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 339.984 Jan 2026 monthly May 1995 - Jan 2026
Exports: ytd: Libya (TND mn) 452.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Exports: ytd: Spain (TND mn) 1,055.800 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Exports: ytd: Italy (TND mn) 2,846.900 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Exports: ytd: France (TND mn) 3,689.500 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Exports: ytd: Germany (TND mn) 2,270.600 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Imports: ytd: France (TND mn) 2,698.000 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1997 - Mar 2026
Imports: ytd: Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (TND mn) 1,313.600 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1997 - Mar 2026
Imports: ytd: United States of America (TND mn) 519.800 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1997 - Mar 2026
Imports: ytd: Italy (TND mn) 2,506.700 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1997 - Mar 2026
Imports: ytd: Germany (TND mn) 1,665.400 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1997 - Mar 2026
Import Value Index (2015=100) 126.000 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 142.000 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.6 2025 yearly 1976 - 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 276.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -1,047.883 2025 yearly 1976 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.9 2025 yearly 1976 - 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -30.6 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -1,256.049 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 43,079.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 73.8 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 18,058.6 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 30.9 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.989 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -73,334.715 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services (TND mn) 3,275.500 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (TND mn) 147.800 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Factor Income (TND mn) 401.200 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Merchandise: FOB (TND mn) -4,607.800 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account (TND mn) -783.300 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Balance of Payments (BoP) (TND mn) 3,802.300 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
FDI: Energy (TND mn) 479.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
FDI: Manufacturing (TND mn) 1,481.500 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (TND mn) 2,396.500 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
FDI: Others (TND mn) 423.900 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
FDI: Tourism and Real Estate (TND mn) 12.100 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 16.8 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2020 yearly 2007 - 2020
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 4,718.794 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 9,423.410 Apr 2026 monthly Feb 1994 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 22,699.882 Apr 2026 monthly Feb 1994 - Apr 2026
M2 Growth (%) -48.4 Apr 2026 monthly Feb 1995 - Apr 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Apr 2026 monthly Oct 1964 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 8,418.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1964 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 14.924 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.1 Mar 2026 monthly Feb 1994 - Mar 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 608.730 Mar 2026 monthly Nov 1958 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 13,254.186 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1979 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 9.3 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Apr 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 66,460.7 Apr 2026 monthly Feb 1994 - Apr 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 7.5 Apr 2026 monthly Feb 1995 - Apr 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 14.4 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2021
Total Loans (USD mn) 31,492.810 Mar 2026 monthly Feb 1995 - Mar 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.44 Mar 2026 monthly Feb 1996 - Mar 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 60.57 2024 yearly 1961 - 2024
Monetary Aggregate: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (TND th) 38,292,000.000 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Apr 2026
Monetary Aggregate: M3: M2: M1 (TND th) 27,179,000.000 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Apr 2026
Monetary Aggregate: M3 (TND th) 138,973,000.000 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Apr 2026
Monetary Aggregate: Counterpart: DC: Net Claims on Central Government (TND th) 67,301,000.000 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Apr 2026
Monetary Aggregate: Counterpart: DC: Claims on the Economy (TND th) 124,385,000.000 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Apr 2026
Monetary Aggregate: M3: M2 (TND th) 65,471,000.000 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Apr 2026
Banking System Resources: M4: M3: M2: M1 (TND th) 49,382,873.000 Aug 2023 monthly Feb 1994 - Aug 2023
Banking System Resources: M4: M3 (TND th) 114,269,000.000 Dec 2023 monthly Feb 1994 - Dec 2023
Banking System Resources: M4: M3: M2 (TND th) 111,516,000.000 Dec 2023 monthly Feb 1994 - Dec 2023
Gross International Reserves: Gold (TND th) 533,430.000 Feb 2019 monthly Feb 1994 - Feb 2019
Bank Loans (TND mn) 92,721.132 Mar 2026 monthly Feb 1995 - Mar 2026
Bank Loans: Activities of Households as Employers; Undifferentiated Goods- and S... (TND mn) 0.000 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2007 - Mar 2026
Sight Deposits: Other Depository Corporations (TND th) 34,844,647.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Feb 2026
Saving Deposits: Other Depository Corporations (TND th) 38,227,724.000 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Apr 2026

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