Tunisia Government Debt: % of GDP

2011 - 2021 | Monthly | % | Ministry of Finance

Key information about Tunisia Government Debt: % of GDP

  • Tunisia Government debt accounted for 79.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2021, compared with the ratio of 81.5 % in the previous month.
  • Tunisia government debt to GDP ratio data is updated monthly, available from Apr 2011 to Dec 2021.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 86.0 % in Mar 2021 and a record low of 39.8 % in Apr 2011.

Government Debt covers Central Government only.


Related information about Tunisia Government Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Tunisia National Government Debt reached 34.9 USD bn in Nov 2022.
  • The country's Nominal GDP reached 11.4 USD bn in Sep 2022.

View Tunisia's Government Debt: % of GDP from Apr 2011 to Dec 2021 in the chart:

Tunisia Government Debt: % of GDP

What was Tunisia's Government Debt: % of GDP in Dec 2021?

Tunisia Government debt accounted for 79.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2021, compared with the ratio of 81.5 % in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
79.7 Dec 2021 81.5 Oct 2021 39.8 Apr 2011 86.0 Mar 2021 % monthly Apr 2011 - Dec 2021

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 62.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Sep 2022
Algeria (%) 62.1 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Argentina (%) 75.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2022
Armenia (%) 50.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2022
Australia (%) 47.7 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Austria (%) 81.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 6.4 2010 yearly 2008 - 2010
Bahrain (%) 84.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2022
Bangladesh (%) 20.6 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Belarus (%) 36.7 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2022
Belgium (%) 106.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1980 - Sep 2022
Bolivia (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 24.4 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Botswana (%) 17.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2021
Brazil (%) 73.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Bulgaria (%) 23.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2022
Cambodia (%) 35.2 2021 yearly 2013 - 2021
Canada (%) 71.3 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Chile (%) 37.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2022
China (%) 20.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Colombia (%) 61.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2022
Croatia (%) 9.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2022
Cyprus (%) 86.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2022
Czech Republic (%) 45.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Denmark (%) 30.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Ecuador (%) 63.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2022
Egypt (%) 68.6 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2020
Estonia (%) 15.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
European Union (%) 85.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Finland (%) 71.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
France (%) 113.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2022
Georgia (%) 39.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2022
Germany (%) 66.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Ghana (%) 80.1 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
Greece (%) 175.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2022
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 47.6 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Hungary (%) 70.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2022
Iceland (%) 74.7 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
India (%) 55.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
Indonesia (%) 39.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2022
Iran (%) 8.8 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 49.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Israel (%) 67.1 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Italy (%) 144.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Ivory Coast (%) 8.6 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (%) 225.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2022
Jordan (%) 88.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2022
Kazakhstan (%) 21.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Kenya (%) 66.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2022
South Korea (%) 48.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2022
Kosovo (%) 20.7 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (%) 3.2 Dec 2020 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2020
Kyrgyzstan (%) 50.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Latvia (%) 40.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Lebanon (%) 150.6 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 37.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Luxembourg (%) 24.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2022
North Macedonia (%) 51.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2022
Malawi (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (%) 60.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2022
Malta (%) 53.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2022
Mauritius (%) 73.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2022
Mexico (%) 51.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2022
Moldova (%) 32.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2022
Mongolia (%) 59.4 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2017 - Dec 2021
Montenegro (%) 71.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2022
Morocco (%) 68.9 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
Nepal (%) 27.2 2019 yearly 1990 - 2019
Netherlands (%) 49.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2022
New Zealand (%) 34.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2022
Nigeria (%) 20.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2022
Norway (%) 42.5 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Oman (%) 61.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Pakistan (%) 69.1 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 75.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2022
Panama (%) 62.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2022
Paraguay (%) 31.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2022
Peru (%) 34.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2022
Philippines (%) 60.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Poland (%) 50.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2022
Portugal (%) 113.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Qatar (%) 15.0 2012 yearly 2006 - 2012
Romania (%) 47.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2011 - Dec 2022
Russia (%) 13.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2022
Saudi Arabia (%) 23.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2016 - Dec 2022
Serbia (%) 55.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2004 - Dec 2022
Singapore (%) 167.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2022
Slovakia (%) 58.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Slovenia (%) 72.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2022
South Africa (%) 71.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1960 - Dec 2022
Spain (%) 115.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
Sri Lanka (%) 111.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Sweden (%) 32.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2022
Switzerland (%) 25.1 2026 yearly 1990 - 2026
Taiwan (%) 30.1 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Tajikistan (%) 39.2 2020 yearly 1999 - 2020
Thailand (%) 53.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2022
Tunisia (%) 79.7 Dec 2021 monthly Apr 2011 - Dec 2021
Turkey (%) 34.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2022
Ukraine (%) 43.3 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2021

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -7.8 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,673.333 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 11,422.434 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 23.2 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
National Government Debt (USD mn) 34,897.5 Nov 2022 monthly Apr 2011 - Nov 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 79.7 Dec 2021 monthly Apr 2011 - Dec 2021
Forecast: Government Expenditure (TND bn) 64.224 2027 yearly 1991 - 2027
Forecast: Government Net Debt (TND bn) 175.003 2027 yearly 1991 - 2027
Forecast: Government Revenue (TND bn) 60.362 2027 yearly 1990 - 2027
Government Revenue (TND mn) 48,819.000 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Government Revenue: OR: Tax: Indirect: Value Added Tax (TND mn) 8,765.000 2021 yearly 1993 - 2021
Government Surplus or Deficit (TND mn) -10,264.700 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
Government Revenue: OR: Tax: Direct (TND mn) 12,680.600 2021 yearly 1993 - 2021
Government Revenue: OR: Tax: Indirect: Excise Duties (TND mn) 3,203.200 2021 yearly 1993 - 2021
Government Expenditure (TND mn) 37,692.000 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Government Expenditure: Lending (TND mn) 545.000 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Government Expenditure: Capital (TND mn) 14,232.600 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.455 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Trade Balance (USD mn) -406.3 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,632.0 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) 21.0 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 35,027.905 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 94,704.729 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 5,185.554 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,014.5 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) 4.7 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 439,222.536 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 202,616.312 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 27.531 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2022
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 76.297 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2022
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 7.756 Nov 2022 monthly May 2002 - Nov 2022
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 285.031 Nov 2022 monthly May 1995 - Nov 2022
Exports: ytd: Libya (TND mn) 2,463.000 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2022
Exports: ytd: Spain (TND mn) 2,581.200 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2022
Exports: ytd: Italy (TND mn) 9,679.100 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2022
Exports: ytd: France (TND mn) 12,752.800 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2022
Exports: ytd: Germany (TND mn) 7,436.800 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2022
Imports: ytd: Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (TND mn) 6,347.000 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2022
Imports: ytd: France (TND mn) 8,320.100 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2022
Imports: ytd: Italy (TND mn) 11,981.200 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2022
Imports: ytd: Germany (TND mn) 4,492.800 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2022
Imports: ytd: United States of America (TND mn) 2,396.400 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2022
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -817.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.9 2021 yearly 1976 - 2021
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 165.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -33.387 2021 yearly 1976 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.1 2021 yearly 1976 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -33.4 2021 yearly 1976 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 2015 yearly 1976 - 2015
External Debt (USD mn) 38,949.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 94.6 2021 yearly 2002 - 2021
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 13,489.3 2021 yearly 2002 - 2021
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 29.7 2021 yearly 2002 - 2021
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.908 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -72,816.872 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (TND mn) 454.200 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2022
BoP: Current Account: Factor Income (TND mn) 1,780.500 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2022
BoP: Current Account: Services (TND mn) 539.900 Jun 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2022
BoP: Current Account: Merchandise: FOB (TND mn) -6,859.100 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2022
Balance of Payments (BoP) (TND mn) -1,054.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2022
BoP: Current Account (TND mn) -2,608.400 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2022
International Investment Position (IIP) (TND mn) -210,185.900 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
FDI: Manufacturing (TND mn) 953.000 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
FDI: Energy (TND mn) 541.000 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (TND mn) 1,845.000 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
FDI: Tourism and Real Estate (TND mn) 97.000 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
FDI: Others (TND mn) 254.000 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 14.3 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2020 yearly 2007 - 2020
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,848.606 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 14,404.205 Nov 2022 monthly Feb 1994 - Nov 2022
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 33,121.545 Jan 2023 monthly Feb 1994 - Jan 2023
M2 Growth (%) 8.0 Jan 2023 monthly Feb 1995 - Jan 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Feb 2023 monthly Oct 1964 - Feb 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 7,278.9 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1964 - Jan 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 16.769 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.6 Jan 2023 monthly Feb 1994 - Jan 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 251.346 Jan 2023 monthly Nov 1958 - Jan 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 8,226.199 Nov 2022 monthly May 2002 - Nov 2022
Total Deposits Growth (%) 9.2 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 1980 - Nov 2022
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 46,732.5 Jan 2023 monthly Feb 1994 - Jan 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.2 Jan 2023 monthly Feb 1995 - Jan 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 14.4 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2021
Total Loans (USD mn) 27,058.144 Dec 2022 monthly Feb 1995 - Dec 2022
Total Loans Growth (%) 8.48 Dec 2022 monthly Feb 1996 - Dec 2022
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 67.68 2020 yearly 1965 - 2020
Banking System Resources: M4: M3: M2: M1 (TND th) 46,210,129.000 Nov 2022 monthly Feb 1994 - Nov 2022
Banking System Resources: M4: M3 (TND th) 104,696,000.000 Jan 2023 monthly Feb 1994 - Jan 2023
Banking System Resources: M4: M3: M2 (TND th) 101,862,000.000 Jan 2023 monthly Feb 1994 - Jan 2023
Gross International Reserves (TND th) 23,823,895.000 Jan 2023 monthly Feb 1994 - Jan 2023
Gross International Reserves: Foreign Currency (TND th) 21,982,120.000 Nov 2022 monthly Feb 1994 - Nov 2022
Gross International Reserves: Gold (TND th) 533,430.000 Feb 2019 monthly Feb 1994 - Feb 2019

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