Tunisia's public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI) was 6.76% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 3.13 percentage points from 3.63% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 6.76% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 6.11% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 3.63% | 2014 |
| Highest | 10.73% | 1987 |
| Lowest | 2.35% | 1976 |
| Average since 2015 | 5.58% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 4.74% | 1970 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Tunisia's public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI) rose 1.07 percentage points on 2023 (from 5.69% to 6.76%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.07 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.28 percentage points in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.61 percentage points in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.34 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 63% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Tunisia had the 6th highest value of the 117 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 6.76% | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 1.85% | 2024 |
Closest to Tunisia in the 2024 ranking
- Dominica — 3rd of 117: 7.78%
- Congo, Rep. — 4th of 117: 7.37%
- Maldives — 5th of 117: 6.82%
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 7th of 117: 6.53%
- Mongolia — 8th of 117: 6.43%
- Senegal — 9th of 117: 6.27%
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 55 values
| Year | Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.76 |
| 2023 | 5.69 |
| 2022 | 6.38 |
| 2021 | 7.65 |
| 2020 | 5.86 |
| 2019 | 6.11 |
| 2018 | 4.62 |
| 2017 | 5.41 |
| 2016 | 3.8 |
| 2015 | 3.55 |
| 2014 |
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 0.2% (2024)
- Algeria — 0.04% (2024)
- Djibouti — 2.57% (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 6.53% (2024)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 0.02% (2024)
- Iraq — 1.15% (2024)
- Jordan — 3.61% (2024)
- Lebanon — 0.69% (2024)
- Morocco — 3.83% (2024)
- Pakistan
More economic policy & debt data for Tunisia
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$9.34 billion (2024)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$8.77 billion (2024)
- GDP (current US$) — US$57.5 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 172.31 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$50.41 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 98.89 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$4,657 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 13,954 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$4,082 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 8,008 (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Tunisia's public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI)?
- 6.76% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 2.02 percentage points from 4.74% in 1970. The highest value was 10.73% in 1987 and the lowest 2.35% in 1976.
- How does Tunisia rank?
- 6th highest of 117 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI) unusual for Tunisia?
- In 2024, Tunisia's public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI) rose 1.07 percentage points on 2023 (from 5.69% to 6.76%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.07 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.DPPG.GN.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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