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:
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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