Tunisia: Fiscal balance, percent of GDP

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
 Tunisia

Fiscal balance, percent of GDP

 Latest value -7.75
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1986 - 2023
 Average -4.22
 Min - Max -9.71 - -0.98
 Source Ministry of Finance of Tunisia
The latest value from 2023 is -7.75 percent, a decline from -7.7 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is -2.78 percent, based on data from 138 countries. Historically, the average for Tunisia from 1986 to 2023 is -4.22 percent. The minimum value, -9.71 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of -0.98 percent was recorded in 2010. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Recent data
Tunisia - Fiscal balance, percent of GDP - Recent values chart

Historical series
Tunisia - Fiscal balance, percent of GDP - historical chart - 1986-2023




Definition: The fiscal (budget) balance is the difference between government revenue and government expenditure. We express the value as percent of GDP to relate it to the size of the economy.

Selected articles from our guide:

What factors determine the exchange rates

International lending and sovereign debt

All articles



 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Government spending, percent of GDP 20.62 2023 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 10.01 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -7.75 2023 percent
 Government debt 80.19 2023 percent
 Tax revenue 19.13 1999 percent
 Commercial tax rate 60.70 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 144 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 8 2019 taxes
 Taxes on goods and services 46.55 1999 percent
 Taxes on international trade 14.68 1999 percent
 Income and profits taxes 23.42 1999 percent
 Foreign aid 1,212.29 2022 million U.S. dollars
This site uses cookies.
Learn more here


OK