Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) was 91.57 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
91.57
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
24th
of 193 countries
All-time high
91.57
in 2030
All-time low
38.8
in 2010
Years of data
39
1992–2030
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Tunisia, 1992–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 91.57 for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in 2030. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Tunisia peaked at 91.57 in 2030 and was at its lowest, 38.8, in 2010.
That places Tunisia 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 62.11 | — |
| 1993 | 63.78 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 63.89 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 65.63 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 66.79 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 66.63 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 58.19 | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 61.92 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 62.86 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 52.16 | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 51.63 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 52.56 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 51.58 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 49.98 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 45.72 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 42.7 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 41.36 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 40.3 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 38.8 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 43.34 | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 49.04 | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 45.63 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 50.73 | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 52.4 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 58.91 | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 67.1 | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 72.91 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 67.3 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 77.71 | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 79.73 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 82.99 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 84.01 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 83.39 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 80.62 | -3.3% |
| 2026 | 82.58 | +2.4% |
| 2027 | 84.67 | +2.5% |
| 2028 | 87.04 | +2.8% |
| 2029 | 89.55 | +2.9% |
| 2030 | 91.57 | +2.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 91.57 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.18, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 91.57 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51.95, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.62 | 58.19 | 66.79 | 8 |
| 2000s | 49.08 | 40.3 | 62.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.62 | 38.8 | 72.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.23 | 77.71 | 89.55 | 10 |
| 2030s | 91.57 | 91.57 | 91.57 | 1 |
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 gdp in Tunisia?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Tunisia was 91.57 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.57 in 2030.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8 in 2010.
- How does Tunisia rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Tunisia ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2030.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October