Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Tunisia
Tunisia: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 656.81 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Tunisia, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 656.81 million current US$ for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Tunisia peaked at 744.62 million current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 406,000 current US$, in 1970.
Tunisia ranks 4th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 406,000 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 20.32 million current US$ | +4903.7% |
| 1972 | 23.36 million current US$ | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 27.76 million current US$ | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 30.52 million current US$ | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 35.03 million current US$ | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 37.21 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 64.43 million current US$ | +73.2% |
| 1978 | 109.84 million current US$ | +70.5% |
| 1979 | 176.61 million current US$ | +60.8% |
| 1980 | 229.17 million current US$ | +29.8% |
| 1981 | 223.33 million current US$ | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 217.51 million current US$ | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 206.96 million current US$ | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 249.91 million current US$ | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 250.66 million current US$ | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 306.37 million current US$ | +22.2% |
| 1987 | 358.54 million current US$ | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 390.60 million current US$ | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 400.66 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 417.49 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 399.78 million current US$ | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 417.43 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 435.53 million current US$ | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 476.94 million current US$ | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 502.52 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 519.06 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 488.27 million current US$ | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 503.37 million current US$ | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 508.67 million current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 494.37 million current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 429.47 million current US$ | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 506.95 million current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 572.48 million current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 634.80 million current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 687.38 million current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 688.05 million current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 744.08 million current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 744.62 million current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 700.53 million current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 648.22 million current US$ | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 656.81 million current US$ | +1.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 656.81 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.86 million current US$, 13.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 656.81 million current US$ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 656.81 million current US$, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +4903.7% | 406,000 current US$ | 20.32 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.55 million current US$ | 406,000 current US$ | 176.61 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 283.37 million current US$ | 206.96 million current US$ | 400.66 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 466.91 million current US$ | 399.78 million current US$ | 519.06 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 620.27 million current US$ | 429.47 million current US$ | 744.62 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 652.51 million current US$ | 648.22 million current US$ | 656.81 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More external debt data for Tunisia
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -882,599 NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 6.8% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -105,000 NFL, current US$ (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, IBRD 248.94 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 16.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Tunisia?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Tunisia was 656.81 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 744.62 million current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 406,000 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Tunisia rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Tunisia ranks 4th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche.