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Government debt in Tunisia

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Tunisia's government debt is 81.70 % — #94 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

81.70%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.8 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Tunisia over time

85.60 %62.20 %38.80 %85.60 % · 202438.80 % · 20101991: 63.30 %1992: 62.10 %1993: 63.80 %1994: 63.90 %1995: 65.60 %1996: 66.80 %1997: 66.60 %1998: 58.20 %1999: 61.90 %2000: 62.90 %2001: 52.20 %2002: 51.60 %2003: 52.60 %2004: 51.60 %2005: 50.00 %2006: 45.70 %2007: 42.70 %2008: 41.40 %2009: 40.30 %2010: 38.80 %2011: 43.30 %2012: 49.00 %2013: 45.60 %2014: 50.70 %2015: 52.40 %2016: 58.90 %2017: 67.10 %2018: 72.90 %2019: 67.30 %2020: 77.70 %2021: 79.70 %2022: 83.00 %2023: 84.00 %2024: 85.60 %2025: 81.70 %19912008202581.70 %
35 official observations, 1991 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#94 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
25 %
31 of 125 countries
Latest move
▼ 3.90 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
3.90 pp
peak 85.60 % in 2024
Full series
▲ 18.40 pp
since 1991

In Africa: #15 of 21vs median 54.70 %: +27.00 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Tunisia: ahead of 25 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtTunisia 81.70 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Tunisia is ahead of 25 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Tunisia
92 Argentina80.10 %−1.60 pp
93 Austria81.40 %−0.30 pp
94 Tunisia81.70 %—
95 Bolivia83.30 %+1.60 pp
96 Jordan83.60 %+1.90 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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