Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) was -5.70 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in Tunisia, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Tunisia is -5.70 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 98.6% on the previous year and up 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Tunisia peaked at -5.70 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.95 billion, in 2014.
Tunisia ranks 91st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -200.45 million | — |
| 2006 | -512.80 million | +155.8% |
| 2007 | -788.51 million | +53.8% |
| 2008 | -1.52 billion | +92.6% |
| 2009 | -1.00 billion | -34.0% |
| 2010 | -1.93 billion | +92.3% |
| 2011 | -3.11 billion | +61.6% |
| 2012 | -3.20 billion | +2.7% |
| 2013 | -3.66 billion | +14.5% |
| 2014 | -3.95 billion | +7.9% |
| 2015 | -3.54 billion | -10.5% |
| 2016 | -3.41 billion | -3.6% |
| 2017 | -3.51 billion | +2.9% |
| 2018 | -3.77 billion | +7.4% |
| 2019 | -2.70 billion | -28.4% |
| 2020 | -1.60 billion | -40.9% |
| 2021 | -2.06 billion | +29.4% |
| 2022 | -2.94 billion | +42.7% |
| 2023 | -420.08 million | -85.7% |
| 2024 | -5.70 million | -98.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's -5.70 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -214.02 million, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's -5.70 million is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 552.34 million. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -804.48 million | -1.52 billion | -200.45 million | 5 |
| 2010s | -3.28 billion | -3.95 billion | -1.93 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.41 billion | -2.94 billion | -5.70 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 88 Solomon Islands 15.66 million compare
- 89 Estonia 9.23 million compare
- 90 Dominica 6.02 million compare
- 92 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -5.76 million compare
- 93 Kiribati -38.03 million compare
- 94 Saint Lucia -41.38 million compare
More external debt data for Tunisia
- Net financial flows, IBRD 45.63 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.0719 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 2.76 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0086 NFL, current US$ per person (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -0.6758 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 1.68 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 21.01 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 22.54 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Tunisia?
- Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Tunisia was -5.70 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was -5.70 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.95 billion in 2014.
- How does Tunisia rank for financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net)?
- Tunisia ranks 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.