Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Tunisia
Tunisia: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 55.71 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Tunisia, 1970–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2015, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Tunisia stood at 55.71.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Tunisia peaked at 62.5 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 30.39, in 1975.
That places Tunisia 79th out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.76 | — |
| 1971 | 39.19 | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 34.13 | -12.9% |
| 1973 | 33.76 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 35.03 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 30.39 | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 32.89 | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 39.11 | +18.9% |
| 1979 | 36.72 | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 34.19 | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 35.12 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 38.26 | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 41.48 | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 42.29 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 45.48 | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 56.5 | +24.2% |
| 1987 | 51.49 | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 55.58 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 53.42 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 54.85 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 60.82 | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 55.52 | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 59.16 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 59.09 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 57.69 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 55.2 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 62.5 | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 59.63 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 61.31 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 60.67 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 62.47 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 61.54 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 59.78 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 54.1 | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 52.42 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 47.95 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 44.8 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 42.02 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 40.54 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 39.22 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 43.07 | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 47.68 | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 46.84 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 51.56 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 55.71 | +8.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 55.71 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.81, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 55.71 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.55, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.89 | 30.39 | 41.76 | 9 |
| 1980s | 45.38 | 34.19 | 56.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.58 | 54.85 | 62.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.63 | 40.54 | 62.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.34 | 39.22 | 55.71 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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 gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Tunisia?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Tunisia was 55.71 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5 in 1997.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.39 in 1975.
- How does Tunisia rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Tunisia ranks 79th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.