Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) was -3.47 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall budget balance, including grants in Tunisia, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded -3.47 billion current LCU for overall budget balance, including grants in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 340.3% on the previous year and down 245.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Tunisia peaked at 30.30 million current LCU in 1980 and was at its lowest, -3.47 billion current LCU, in 2011.
Tunisia ranks 21st of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.30 million current LCU | — |
| 1981 | -52.30 million current LCU | -272.6% |
| 1982 | -104.20 million current LCU | +99.2% |
| 1983 | -237.70 million current LCU | +128.1% |
| 1984 | -114.70 million current LCU | -51.7% |
| 1985 | -142.10 million current LCU | +23.9% |
| 1986 | -144.40 million current LCU | +1.6% |
| 1987 | -109.90 million current LCU | -23.9% |
| 1988 | -800,128 current LCU | -99.3% |
| 1989 | -328.00 million current LCU | +40893.4% |
| 1990 | -500.30 million current LCU | +52.5% |
| 1991 | -622.30 million current LCU | +24.4% |
| 1992 | -413.30 million current LCU | -33.6% |
| 1993 | -413.70 million current LCU | +0.1% |
| 1994 | -519.40 million current LCU | +25.5% |
| 1995 | -882.50 million current LCU | +69.9% |
| 1996 | -1.13 billion current LCU | +27.5% |
| 1997 | -891.50 million current LCU | -20.8% |
| 1998 | -731.70 million current LCU | -17.9% |
| 1999 | -871.50 million current LCU | +19.1% |
| 2000 | -992.60 million current LCU | +13.9% |
| 2001 | -1.00 billion current LCU | +1.1% |
| 2002 | -918.00 million current LCU | -8.6% |
| 2003 | -1.02 billion current LCU | +11.5% |
| 2004 | -863.00 million current LCU | -15.7% |
| 2005 | -1.14 billion current LCU | +32.4% |
| 2006 | -1.21 billion current LCU | +6.0% |
| 2007 | -1.28 billion current LCU | +5.3% |
| 2008 | -400.00 million current LCU | -68.7% |
| 2009 | -1.59 billion current LCU | +297.5% |
| 2010 | -787.00 million current LCU | -50.5% |
| 2011 | -3.47 billion current LCU | +340.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's -3.47 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -34.10 billion current LCU, 10% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's -3.47 billion current LCU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -3.47 billion current LCU, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -40893.4% | -800,128 current LCU | -328.00 million current LCU |
| 2011 | -340.3% | -787.00 million current LCU | -3.47 billion current LCU |
| 2009 | -297.5% | -400.00 million current LCU | -1.59 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -120.38 million current LCU | -328.00 million current LCU | 30.30 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -697.16 million current LCU | -1.13 billion current LCU | -413.30 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.04 billion current LCU | -1.59 billion current LCU | -400.00 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.13 billion current LCU | -3.47 billion current LCU | -787.00 million current LCU | 2 |
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 117.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 14.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 104.17 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overall budget balance, including grants in Tunisia?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Tunisia was -3.47 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.30 million current LCU in 1980.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.47 billion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Tunisia rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Tunisia ranks 21st out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 245.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.