Tunisia: Tax revenue

The latest value from 2012 is 20.12 percent, a decline from 20.17 percent in 2011. In comparison, the world average is 16.59 percent, based on data from 132 countries. Historically, the average for Tunisia from 1972 to 2012 is 20.24 percent. The minimum value, 17.79 percent, was reached in 1972 while the maximum of 23.07 percent was recorded in 1983. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutionalunits to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.