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

Latest (2015)
55.71
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
79th
of 188 countries
All-time high
62.5
in 1997
All-time low
30.39
in 1975
Years of data
45
1970–2015

Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Tunisia, 1970–2015

02040601970199220151970: 41.81971: 39.21972: 34.11973: 33.81974: 351975: 30.41976: 32.91978: 39.11979: 36.71980: 34.21981: 35.11982: 38.31983: 41.51984: 42.31985: 45.51986: 56.51987: 51.51988: 55.61989: 53.41990: 54.91991: 60.81992: 55.51993: 59.21994: 59.11995: 57.71996: 55.21997: 62.51998: 59.61999: 61.32000: 60.72001: 62.52002: 61.52003: 59.82004: 54.12005: 52.42006: 482007: 44.82008: 422009: 40.52010: 39.22011: 43.12012: 47.72013: 46.82014: 51.62015: 55.7

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

Annual values for Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Tunisia, 1970 to 2015.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
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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.