Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Tunisia: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
8.0%
in 2024
Tunisia
16.2%
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
14th
Tunisia rank
13th

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Tunisia
0102030197319982024

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 16.2% against 8.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 8.2%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 2.0 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th and Tunisia ranks 13th of 32 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 11.5% 11.0% 0.5% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 17.3% 21.4% 4.1% Tunisia
1990s 16.7% 18.4% 1.7% Tunisia
2000s 6.3% 12.6% 6.3% Tunisia
2010s 4.9% 10.6% 5.7% Tunisia
2020s 8.2% 17.9% 9.7% Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 16.2% against 8.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Tunisia?
8.2%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Tunisia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Tunisia rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th and Tunisia ranks 13th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit
% of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
152 places, 5,881 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.