Expense in Tunisia
Tunisia: Expense was 33.8% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Expense in Tunisia, 1972–2012
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 33.8% for expense in 2012. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Tunisia peaked at 33.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 1972.
Tunisia ranks 43rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.0% | 19.6% | 28.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 29.8% | 26.3% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 24.9% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 24.8% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 26.7% | 33.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More economy & growth data for Tunisia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 3 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 10.07 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.24 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 8.71 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.16 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 13,617 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 4,300 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 168.15 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Tunisia?
- Expense in Tunisia was 33.8% in 2012, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 1972.
- How does Tunisia rank for expense?
- Tunisia ranks 43rd out of 157 countries with data for 2012.
- Is expense rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.