Goods and services expense in Tunisia
Tunisia: Goods and services expense was 4.4% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Tunisia, 1972–2012
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Tunisia is 4.4%, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Tunisia peaked at 18.5% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2012.
Tunisia ranks 146th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 15.5% | — |
| 1973 | 14.4% | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 10.9% | -24.2% |
| 1975 | 11.8% | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 11.3% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 10.5% | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 11.6% | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 18.5% | +59.2% |
| 1980 | 15.6% | -15.9% |
| 1981 | 12.1% | -22.5% |
| 1982 | 14.2% | +17.1% |
| 1983 | 16.3% | +15.5% |
| 1984 | 11.5% | -29.5% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | -30.0% |
| 1986 | 8.9% | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 7.1% | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 7.1% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 7.0% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 7.8% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | -18.0% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +47.9% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.1% | 10.5% | 18.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 7.1% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 5.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.1% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 6.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More public sector data for Tunisia
- Arms imports 78.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 136.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 78.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 107 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0256 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 212.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Tunisia?
- Goods and services expense in Tunisia was 4.4% in 2012, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 1979.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2012.
- How does Tunisia rank for goods and services expense?
- Tunisia ranks 146th out of 154 countries with data for 2012.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.