Tunisia Government Debt: % of GDP

2016 - 2024 | Yearly | % | Ministry of Finance

Key information about Tunisia Government Debt: % of GDP

  • Tunisia Government debt accounted for 79.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with the ratio of 84.6 % in the previous year.
  • Tunisia government debt to GDP ratio data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2016 to Dec 2024.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 84.6 % in Dec 2023 and a record low of 62.4 % in Dec 2016.




Related information about Tunisia Government Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Tunisia National Government Debt reached 42.4 USD bn in Dec 2024.
  • The country's Nominal GDP reached 11.7 USD bn in Dec 2022.

View Tunisia's Government Debt: % of GDP from 2016 to 2024 in the chart:

Tunisia Government Debt: % of GDP

What was Tunisia's Government Debt: % of GDP in 2024?

Tunisia Government debt accounted for 79.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with the ratio of 84.6 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
79.8 2024 84.6 2023 62.4 2016 84.6 2023 % yearly 2016 - 2024

Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 52.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2010 - Sep 2024
Algeria (%) 48.9 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Argentina (%) 80.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Mar 2023
Armenia (%) 50.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2024
Australia (%) 38.0 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Austria (%) 83.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 16.8 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (%) 90.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
Bangladesh (%) 26.6 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Belarus (%) 35.9 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2022
Belgium (%) 105.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1980 - Sep 2024
Bolivia (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 19.1 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Botswana (%) 23.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2024
Brazil (%) 76.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (%) 22.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2024
Cambodia (%) 25.3 2022 yearly 2013 - 2022
Canada (%) 69.4 2024 yearly 1962 - 2024
Chile (%) 44.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
China (%) 25.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2024
Colombia (%) 61.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2024
Croatia (%) 59.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2024
Cyprus (%) 65.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Czech Republic (%) 43.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Denmark (%) 33.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Ecuador (%) 67.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Egypt (%) 68.6 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2020
Estonia (%) 23.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
European Union (%) 81.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Finland (%) 82.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
France (%) 110.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 37.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Germany (%) 62.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Ghana (%) 72.3 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Greece (%) 158.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 49.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Hungary (%) 73.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2024
Iceland (%) 63.9 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
India (%) 57.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Indonesia (%) 39.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2024
Iran (%) 7.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Ireland (%) 42.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Israel (%) 60.3 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Italy (%) 135.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 8.6 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (%) 216.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2024
Jordan (%) 91.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 21.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Kenya (%) 67.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2024
South Korea (%) 45.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Kosovo (%) 19.9 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (%) 0.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 40.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Latvia (%) 47.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Lebanon (%) 150.6 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 38.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Luxembourg (%) 26.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2024
North Macedonia (%) 53.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2024
Malawi (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (%) 64.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Malta (%) 45.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Mauritius (%) 77.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2024
Mexico (%) 47.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Moldova (%) 37.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2024
Mongolia (%) 59.4 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2017 - Dec 2021
Montenegro (%) 59.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Morocco (%) 71.5 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Nepal (%) 39.9 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Netherlands (%) 43.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2024
New Zealand (%) 44.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2024
Nigeria (%) 53.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Norway (%) 55.1 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Oman (%) 37.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Pakistan (%) 65.2 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) 116.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Panama (%) 61.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
Paraguay (%) 36.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2024
Peru (%) 32.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Philippines (%) 60.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2024
Poland (%) 53.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Portugal (%) 95.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2024
Qatar (%) 15.0 2012 yearly 2006 - 2012
Romania (%) 53.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2024
Russia (%) 14.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2011 - Mar 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 29.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2016 - Dec 2024
Serbia (%) 47.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2004 - Dec 2024
Singapore (%) 173.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Slovakia (%) 60.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Slovenia (%) 66.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
South Africa (%) 75.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1960 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 104.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 96.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Sweden (%) 32.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Switzerland (%) 23.3 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Taiwan (%) 29.0 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Tajikistan (%) 36.3 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Thailand (%) 56.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2024
Tunisia (%) 79.8 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Turkey (%) 25.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
Ukraine (%) 79.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2023

Tunisia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -7.6 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,228.375 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 13,415.759 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 25.4 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 42,403.0 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2011 - Dec 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 79.8 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (TND bn) 85.114 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (TND bn) 228.792 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (TND bn) 69.765 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Government: Budgetary: Revenue: Grants (TND mn) 625.000 2024 yearly 2019 - 2024
Government: Budgetary: Expenditure: Transfers (TND mn) 19,004.200 2024 yearly 2019 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.800 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -551.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,570.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -2.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 36,268.667 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 95,727.851 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,569.042 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,122.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 18.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 426,896.232 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 223,083.137 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 57.352 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 36.514 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1.503 Nov 2024 monthly May 2002 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 218.425 Nov 2024 monthly May 1995 - Nov 2024
Exports: ytd: Spain (TND mn) 2,658.600 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Exports: ytd: Italy (TND mn) 8,836.900 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Exports: ytd: France (TND mn) 9,997.900 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Exports: ytd: Germany (TND mn) 6,097.800 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Exports: ytd: Libya (TND mn) 1,676.600 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Imports: ytd: Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (TND mn) 7,335.700 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1997 - Sep 2024
Imports: ytd: Germany (TND mn) 4,416.600 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1997 - Sep 2024
Imports: ytd: France (TND mn) 6,095.700 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1997 - Sep 2024
Imports: ytd: Italy (TND mn) 7,279.200 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1997 - Sep 2024
Imports: ytd: United States of America (TND mn) 1,347.800 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1997 - Sep 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.585 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 111.209 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -814.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 2023 yearly 1976 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 219.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -1,286.074 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.4 2023 yearly 1976 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 20.8 2023 yearly 1976 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -667.990 2023 yearly 1976 - 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 42,561.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 90.4 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 15,604.9 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 32.0 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.494 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -77,158.202 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (TND mn) 147.800 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services (TND mn) 3,275.500 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Merchandise: FOB (TND mn) -4,607.800 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Factor Income (TND mn) 401.200 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account (TND mn) -783.300 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Balance of Payments (BoP) (TND mn) 3,802.300 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
FDI: Manufacturing (TND mn) 1,481.500 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (TND mn) 2,396.500 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
FDI: Tourism and Real Estate (TND mn) 12.100 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
FDI: Others (TND mn) 423.900 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
FDI: Energy (TND mn) 479.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 15.6 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.0 2020 yearly 2007 - 2020
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 4,420.198 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 17,731.208 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 38,708.746 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 9.9 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1995 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 1964 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 8,456.6 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 16.345 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.0 Sep 2024 monthly Feb 1994 - Sep 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 353.331 Sep 2024 monthly Nov 1958 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 10,773.642 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 55,002.2 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.9 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1995 - Jan 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 14.4 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2021
Total Loans (USD mn) 29,196.281 Sep 2024 monthly Feb 1995 - Sep 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.07 Sep 2024 monthly Feb 1996 - Sep 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 62.26 2023 yearly 1961 - 2023
Banking System Resources: M4: M3: M2: M1 (TND th) 49,382,873.000 Aug 2023 monthly Feb 1994 - Aug 2023
Banking System Resources: M4: M3 (TND th) 114,269,000.000 Dec 2023 monthly Feb 1994 - Dec 2023
Banking System Resources: M4: M3: M2 (TND th) 111,516,000.000 Dec 2023 monthly Feb 1994 - Dec 2023
Monetary Aggregate: Counterpart: DC: Claims on the Economy (TND th) 119,320,000.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2025
Monetary Aggregate: M3: M2: M1 (TND th) 56,520,000.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2025
Monetary Aggregate: M3 (TND th) 132,826,000.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2025
Monetary Aggregate: Counterpart: DC: Net Claims on Central Government (TND th) 56,005,000.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2025
Monetary Aggregate: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (TND th) 22,139,000.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2025
Monetary Aggregate: M3: M2 (TND th) 123,388,000.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2025
Gross International Reserves: Gold (TND th) 533,430.000 Feb 2019 monthly Feb 1994 - Feb 2019
Saving Deposits: Other Depository Corporations (TND th) 34,342,062.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Jan 2025

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