Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) was 329.00 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors in Tunisia, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Tunisia is 329.00 million current US$, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Tunisia peaked at 388.57 million current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 328,000 current US$, in 1970.
Tunisia ranks 2nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 328,000 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 9.36 million current US$ | +2752.1% |
| 1972 | 9.02 million current US$ | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 8.90 million current US$ | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 8.96 million current US$ | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 10.66 million current US$ | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 9.16 million current US$ | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 28.00 million current US$ | +205.7% |
| 1978 | 52.38 million current US$ | +87.1% |
| 1979 | 102.66 million current US$ | +96.0% |
| 1980 | 153.84 million current US$ | +49.9% |
| 1981 | 140.92 million current US$ | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 135.65 million current US$ | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 110.19 million current US$ | -18.8% |
| 1984 | 134.41 million current US$ | +22.0% |
| 1985 | 117.88 million current US$ | -12.3% |
| 1986 | 137.26 million current US$ | +16.4% |
| 1987 | 143.55 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 150.92 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 154.08 million current US$ | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 145.60 million current US$ | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 121.49 million current US$ | -16.6% |
| 1992 | 109.14 million current US$ | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 109.32 million current US$ | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 98.79 million current US$ | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 117.63 million current US$ | +19.1% |
| 1996 | 137.17 million current US$ | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 139.65 million current US$ | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 167.66 million current US$ | +20.1% |
| 1999 | 171.53 million current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 192.58 million current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 165.41 million current US$ | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 210.67 million current US$ | +27.4% |
| 2003 | 264.51 million current US$ | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 311.93 million current US$ | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 353.73 million current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 349.96 million current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 388.57 million current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 379.88 million current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 365.42 million current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 339.25 million current US$ | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 329.00 million current US$ | -3.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 329.00 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.87 million current US$, 19.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 329.00 million current US$ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 187.92 million current US$, 1.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) 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 | +2752.1% | 328,000 current US$ | 9.36 million current US$ |
| 1977 | +205.7% | 9.16 million current US$ | 28.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.94 million current US$ | 328,000 current US$ | 102.66 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 137.87 million current US$ | 110.19 million current US$ | 154.08 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 131.80 million current US$ | 98.79 million current US$ | 171.53 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 298.26 million current US$ | 165.41 million current US$ | 388.57 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 334.13 million current US$ | 329.00 million current US$ | 339.25 million current US$ | 2 |
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 interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Tunisia?
- Interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Tunisia was 329.00 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 388.57 million current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest interest payments, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 328,000 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Tunisia rank for interest payments, ppg and png private creditors?
- Tunisia ranks 2nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, ppg and png private creditors rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. 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, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Interest payments (LINT) are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Interest payments (LINT) 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.