Total debt service (% of GDP) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Total debt service (% of GDP) was 5.7% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total debt service in Tunisia, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total debt service in Tunisia is 5.7%, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total debt service in Tunisia peaked at 11.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1970.
Tunisia ranks 2nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Total debt service (% of GDP) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6% | — |
| 1971 | 4.8% | +709.8% |
| 1972 | 4.7% | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 3.5% | -24.5% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | -25.5% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | +58.7% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | +23.3% |
| 1979 | 5.3% | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 6.3% | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 7.1% | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 6.9% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 7.7% | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 8.6% | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 8.9% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 9.7% | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 11.4% | +17.2% |
| 1988 | 10.5% | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 10.9% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 11.6% | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 10.4% | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | -17.0% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 6.6% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +32.0% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -29.0% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -30.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +7.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 5.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 4.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 5.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.2%, 1.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total debt service (% of GDP) 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 | +709.8% | 0.6% | 4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | 0.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 6.3% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 6.6% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.5% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 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 total debt service in Tunisia?
- Total debt service in Tunisia was 5.7% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest total debt service recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest total debt service recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1970.
- How does Tunisia rank for total debt service?
- Tunisia ranks 2nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total debt service rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Total debt service (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.