Total government debt in Tunisia
Tunisia: Total government debt was 29.88 billion current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total government debt in Tunisia, 1990–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, total government debt in Tunisia stood at 29.88 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total government debt in Tunisia peaked at 29.88 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.31 billion current LCU, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 34th out of 44 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total government debt in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1.31 billion current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 7.20 billion current LCU | -650.7% |
| 1992 | 7.61 billion current LCU | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 8.70 billion current LCU | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 9.36 billion current LCU | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 9.98 billion current LCU | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 11.56 billion current LCU | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 13.06 billion current LCU | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 13.20 billion current LCU | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 14.79 billion current LCU | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 16.20 billion current LCU | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 18.04 billion current LCU | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 18.40 billion current LCU | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 19.46 billion current LCU | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 20.91 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 21.95 billion current LCU | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 22.22 billion current LCU | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 22.83 billion current LCU | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 23.90 billion current LCU | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 25.14 billion current LCU | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 25.62 billion current LCU | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 29.88 billion current LCU | +16.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 29.88 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 676.14 billion current LCU, 4% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 29.88 billion current LCU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 417.12 billion current LCU, 7% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total government debt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +650.7% | -1.31 billion current LCU | 7.20 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.41 billion current LCU | -1.31 billion current LCU | 14.79 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.90 billion current LCU | 16.20 billion current LCU | 25.14 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.75 billion current LCU | 25.62 billion current LCU | 29.88 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More science & technology data for Tunisia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -10.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,493 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total government debt in Tunisia?
- Total government debt in Tunisia was 29.88 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest total government debt recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.88 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest total government debt recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.31 billion current LCU in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for total government debt?
- Tunisia ranks 34th out of 44 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total government debt rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Total government debt (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Data are in current local currency.