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Government debt in Tunisia

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Tunisia's government debt is 81.30 % — #95 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

81.30%

Checked 8 Sept 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

85.70 %62.25 %38.80 %85.70 % · 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: 85.70 %2025: 81.30 %19912008202581.30 %
35 official observations, 1991 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#95 of 124
lower is better
Ranked behind
23 %
29 of 124 countries
Latest move
▼ 4.40 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
4.40 pp
peak 85.70 % in 2024
Full series
▲ 18.00 pp
since 1991

In Africa: #16 of 20vs median 54.55 %: +26.75 pp (worse)

Among 124 countries

5 of 124 countries between 12.30 % and 17.86 %4 of 124 countries between 17.86 % and 23.42 %9 of 124 countries between 23.42 % and 28.97 %9 of 124 countries between 28.97 % and 34.53 %9 of 124 countries between 34.53 % and 40.09 %11 of 124 countries between 40.09 % and 45.65 %8 of 124 countries between 45.65 % and 51.21 %11 of 124 countries between 51.21 % and 56.77 %8 of 124 countries between 56.77 % and 62.32 %7 of 124 countries between 62.32 % and 67.88 %6 of 124 countries between 67.88 % and 73.44 %5 of 124 countries between 73.44 % and 79.00 %6 of 124 countries between 79.00 % and 84.56 %7 of 124 countries between 84.56 % and 90.12 %2 of 124 countries between 90.12 % and 95.67 %3 of 124 countries between 95.67 % and 101.23 %4 of 124 countries between 101.23 % and 106.79 %1 of 124 countries between 106.79 % and 112.35 %2 of 124 countries between 112.35 % and 117.91 %1 of 124 countries between 123.47 % and 129.02 %2 of 124 countries between 134.58 % and 140.14 %4 of 124 countries between 140.14 % and 145.70 %median 54.40 %Tunisia: ahead of 23 % of the 124 countries with a published government debtTunisia 81.30 %12.30 %145.70 %
Half of all 124 countries sit between 36.00 % and 80.30 %. Tunisia is ahead of 23 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Tunisia
93 Argentina80.30 %−1.00 pp
94 Austria80.50 %−0.80 pp
95 Tunisia81.30 %—
96 Jordan82.80 %+1.50 pp
97 India84.10 %+2.80 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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