Subsidies in Tunisia
Tunisia: Subsidies was 2.21 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Tunisia, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in GFS, current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, subsidies in Tunisia stood at 2.21 billion GFS, current LCU. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.8% on the previous year and up 845.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Tunisia peaked at 2.21 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 148.80 million GFS, current LCU, in 1980.
Tunisia ranks 21st of 47 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 406.93 million GFS, current LCU | 148.80 million GFS, current LCU | 643.20 million GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 440.50 million GFS, current LCU | 234.00 million GFS, current LCU | 625.30 million GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 billion GFS, current LCU | 414.00 million GFS, current LCU | 1.85 billion GFS, current LCU | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.75 billion GFS, current LCU | 1.28 billion GFS, current LCU | 2.21 billion GFS, current LCU | 2 |
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More science & technology data for Tunisia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,493 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 14.44 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 117.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 117.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 271 (2018)
- Share of the population using the Internet 76.5% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 180 (2018)
- Research and development expenditure 0.7% (2019)
- Number of people using the Internet 8.23 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 14.97 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies in Tunisia?
- Subsidies in Tunisia was 2.21 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 148.80 million GFS, current LCU in 1980.
- How does Tunisia rank for subsidies?
- Tunisia ranks 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
- Is subsidies rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 845.2%. 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 Subsidies (GFS, current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.