Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Tunisia

Budget balance in Tunisia in 2031 — -6.8%. Ranked 171 in the world out of 188. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.5 pp.

2031 -6.8% −0.3 pp vs 2030
World rank 171of 188
Period maximum -0.5%2010
Period minimum -9.1%2020

Trend over time

1991–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Tunisia, 1991–2031-10-7.5-5-2.50199119951999200320072011201520192023202720311991: -5.3%1992: -3.5%1993: -3.2%1994: -2.9%1995: -4.5%1996: -5.2%1997: -3.7%1998: -2.8%1999: -3.1%2000: -3.2%2001: -2.9%2002: -2.5%2003: -2.6%2004: -2.1%2005: -2.6%2006: -2.3%2007: -2.5%2008: -0.6%2009: -2.6%2010: -0.5%2011: -3.2%2012: -4.9%2013: -7%2014: -3.1%2015: -4.9%2016: -5.9%2017: -5.6%2018: -4.3%2019: -3.6%2020: -9.1%2021: -7.8%2022: -7%2023: -7.3%2024: -6.4%2025: -5.2%2026: -7.4%2027: -6.5%2028: -6%2029: -6.1%2030: -6.5%2031: -6.8%
Change over the period: −1.5 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tunisia

Tunisia -6.8%
World computed -4.85%
Middle East & North Africa computed -1.74%
Northern Africa computed -5.05%
Budget balance — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -6.8 −0.3 pp
2030 -6.5 −0.4 pp
2029 -6.1 −0.1 pp
2028 -6 +0.5 pp
2027 -6.5 +0.9 pp
2026 -7.4 −2.2 pp
2025 -5.2 +1.2 pp
2024 -6.4 +0.9 pp
2023 -7.3 −0.3 pp
2022 -7 +0.8 pp
2021 -7.8 +1.3 pp
2020 -9.1 −5.5 pp
2019 -3.6 +0.7 pp
2018 -4.3 +1.3 pp
2017 -5.6 +0.3 pp
2016 -5.9 −1 pp
2015 -4.9 −1.8 pp
2014 -3.1 +3.9 pp
2013 -7 −2.1 pp
2012 -4.9 −1.7 pp
2011 -3.2 −2.7 pp
2010 -0.5 +2.1 pp
2009 -2.6 −2 pp
2008 -0.6 +1.9 pp
2007 -2.5 −0.2 pp
2006 -2.3 +0.3 pp
2005 -2.6 −0.5 pp
2004 -2.1 +0.5 pp
2003 -2.6 −0.1 pp
2002 -2.5 +0.4 pp
2001 -2.9 +0.3 pp
2000 -3.2 −0.1 pp
1999 -3.1 −0.3 pp
1998 -2.8 +0.9 pp
1997 -3.7 +1.5 pp
1996 -5.2 −0.7 pp
1995 -4.5 −1.6 pp
1994 -2.9 +0.3 pp
1993 -3.2 +0.3 pp
1992 -3.5 +1.8 pp
1991 -5.3

Northern Africa, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.