Tunisia External Debt: Short Term

2002 - 2024 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Tunisia External Debt: Short Term

  • Tunisia External Debt: Short Term value stood at 16.5 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with 15.6 USD bn in the previous year.
  • Tunisia External Debt: Short Term data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2002 to Dec 2024.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 16.5 USD bn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 2.9 USD bn in Dec 2002.

CEIC calculates Short Term External Debt as the sum of Short Term External Debt breakdowns for General Government, Monetary Authorities, Financial Sector and Other Sectors and converts it into USD. The Central Bank of Tunisia provides Short Term External Debt in local currency. The Central Bank of Tunisia period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Short Term External Debt prior to 2018 is based on BPM5.


Related information about Tunisia External Debt: Short Term
  • 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 164.8 USD mn in Sep 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 1.3 USD bn in Dec 2024.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 14.2 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Tunisia's External Debt: Short Term from 2002 to 2024 in the chart:

Tunisia External Debt: Short Term

What was Tunisia's External Debt: Short Term in 2024?

Tunisia External Debt: Short Term value stood at 16.5 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with 15.6 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
16,526.6 2024 15,626.7 2023 2,902.1 2002 16,526.6 2024 USD mn yearly 2002 - 2024

External Debt: Short Term by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 1,294.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Algeria (USD mn) 2,264.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) 85,241.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Jun 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 4,335.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Australia (USD mn) 454,953.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2025
Austria (USD mn) 264,409.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 612.3 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Bangladesh (USD mn) 14,368.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 10,072.1 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2022
Belgium (USD mn) 807,988.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 0.0 2019 yearly 2000 - 2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 2,890.9 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Botswana (USD mn) 290.3 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023
Brazil (USD mn) 104,394.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) 11,967.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Canada (USD mn) 1,254,795.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2025
Chile (USD mn) 31,767.2 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
China (USD mn) 1,402,900.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 33,800.2 Aug 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Aug 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 14,714.0 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 68,391.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 125,932.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 300,219.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 139.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 30,914.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Jun 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 14,072.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Finland (USD mn) 279,328.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2025
France (USD mn) 4,167,974.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 5,392.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Germany (USD mn) 2,850,772.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Greece (USD mn) 208,327.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 1,183,882.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 33,025.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 3,045.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Jun 2025
India (USD mn) 135,449.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 58,944.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Iran (USD mn) 3,094.5 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 1,579,140.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Israel (USD mn) 54,457.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Italy (USD mn) 1,048,655.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 2,983.6 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Japan (USD mn) 3,385,343.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Jordan (USD mn) 19,346.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 22,808.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Kenya (USD mn) 2,815.4 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
South Korea (USD mn) 161,619.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,874.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 1,818.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 23,977.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) 42,161.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 1,151,843.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) 3,590.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Malawi (USD mn) 13.8 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Malaysia (USD mn) 141,587.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Malta (USD mn) 41,014.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 11,580.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 67,595.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Moldova (USD mn) 2,881.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 2,815.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) 173.7 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Morocco (USD mn) 9,945.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Mozambique (USD mn) 933.7 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Myanmar (USD mn) 44.5 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023
Nepal (USD mn) 417.5 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Netherlands (USD mn) 1,973,076.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 83,622.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 1,005.6 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Norway (USD mn) 289,925.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Pakistan (USD mn) 2,052.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 388.5 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 2013 - Dec 2018
Panama (USD mn) 39,768.7 Dec 2021 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2021
Paraguay (USD mn) 4,654.1 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2021
Peru (USD mn) 9,485.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 21,409.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Poland (USD mn) 88,116.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 219,524.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Romania (USD mn) 55,454.3 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (USD mn) 139,539.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Serbia (USD mn) 1,920.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 1,452,869.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 69,956.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 27,748.3 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 39,925.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Spain (USD mn) 1,130,702.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 5,394.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2025
Sudan (USD mn) 4,814.8 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Sweden (USD mn) 413,096.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 1,242,189.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Taiwan (USD mn) 216,419.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Tajikistan (USD mn) 677.8 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Thailand (USD mn) 84,636.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Tunisia (USD mn) 16,526.6 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Turkey (USD mn) 172,937.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Jun 2025
Ukraine (USD mn) 14,198.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
United Kingdom (USD mn) 7,783,567.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1979 - Jun 2025
United States (USD mn) 9,634,400.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
Uruguay (USD mn) 9,983.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Venezuela (USD mn) 44,489.0 Mar 2019 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Vietnam (USD mn) 35,109.2 2023 yearly 1981 - 2023
Yemen (USD mn) 517.5 2023 yearly 1971 - 2023

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Tunisia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.3 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,228.375 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 13,415.759 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 26.1 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 46,921.1 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2011 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 81.2 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (TND bn) 94.740 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (TND bn) 246.854 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (TND bn) 73.793 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Government: Budgetary: Revenue: Grants (TND mn) 625.000 2024 yearly 2019 - 2024
Government: Budgetary: Expenditure: Transfers (TND mn) 19,004.200 2024 yearly 2019 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.800 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -582.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,974.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 11.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
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) 2,556.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 0.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
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) 29.927 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 82.222 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1.661 Jul 2025 monthly May 2002 - Jul 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 249.102 Jul 2025 monthly May 1995 - Jul 2025
Exports: ytd: Libya (TND mn) 1,676.600 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Exports: ytd: France (TND mn) 9,997.900 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Exports: ytd: Spain (TND mn) 2,658.600 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Exports: ytd: Germany (TND mn) 6,097.800 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Exports: ytd: Italy (TND mn) 8,836.900 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Imports: ytd: Italy (TND mn) 7,279.200 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1997 - Sep 2024
Imports: ytd: United States of America (TND mn) 1,347.800 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1997 - Sep 2024
Imports: ytd: Germany (TND mn) 4,416.600 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1997 - Sep 2024
Imports: ytd: Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (TND mn) 7,335.700 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1997 - Sep 2024
Imports: ytd: France (TND mn) 6,095.700 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1997 - Sep 2024
Import Value Index (2015=100) 111.209 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.585 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
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 (%) -1.5 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 164.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -1,286.813 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -2.5 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
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) 42,941.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 83.8 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 16,526.6 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 32.9 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.654 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -73,401.382 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
BoP: Current Account: Merchandise: FOB (TND mn) -4,607.800 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Balance of Payments (BoP) (TND mn) 3,802.300 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account (TND mn) -783.300 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: Services (TND mn) 3,275.500 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 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: Manufacturing (TND mn) 1,481.500 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
FDI: Energy (TND mn) 479.000 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) 20,821.161 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 44,875.792 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 11.8 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1995 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1964 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 8,398.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 14.037 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.4 Sep 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 506.903 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 1958 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 12,354.259 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 61,930.1 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.7 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1995 - Oct 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 14.4 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2021
Total Loans (USD mn) 31,321.978 Sep 2025 monthly Feb 1995 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 3.12 Sep 2025 monthly Feb 1996 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 58.22 2024 yearly 1961 - 2024
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
Monetary Aggregate: M3 (TND th) 132,826,000.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2025
Monetary Aggregate: M3: M2 (TND th) 123,388,000.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2025
Monetary Aggregate: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (TND th) 22,139,000.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2025
Monetary Aggregate: Counterpart: DC: Net Claims on Central Government (TND th) 56,005,000.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2025
Monetary Aggregate: Counterpart: DC: Claims on the Economy (TND th) 119,320,000.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2025
Banking System Resources: M4: M3: M2: M1 (TND th) 49,382,873.000 Aug 2023 monthly Feb 1994 - Aug 2023
Monetary Aggregate: M3: M2: M1 (TND th) 56,520,000.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2025
Gross International Reserves: Gold (TND th) 533,430.000 Feb 2019 monthly Feb 1994 - Feb 2019
Saving Deposits: Other Depository Corporations (TND th) 34,342,062.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Jan 2025

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