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Interest payments in Tunisia

Tunisia: Interest payments was 5.1% in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
5.1%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
90th
of 152 countries
All-time high
14.1%
in 1996
All-time low
3.7%
in 1977
Years of data
41
1972–2012

Interest payments in Tunisia, 1972–2012

2.557.51012.5151972199220121972: 6 % of expense1973: 5.3 % of expense1974: 5 % of expense1975: 3.8 % of expense1976: 3.9 % of expense1977: 3.7 % of expense1978: 4.4 % of expense1979: 5.8 % of expense1980: 5.4 % of expense1981: 5.9 % of expense1982: 6.5 % of expense1983: 6.8 % of expense1984: 7.9 % of expense1985: 8.9 % of expense1986: 9.7 % of expense1987: 10.9 % of expense1988: 10.4 % of expense1989: 10.4 % of expense1990: 10.9 % of expense1991: 11.4 % of expense1992: 11.5 % of expense1993: 12.3 % of expense1994: 12.5 % of expense1995: 13.1 % of expense1996: 14.1 % of expense1997: 13.7 % of expense1998: 12.4 % of expense1999: 12.4 % of expense2000: 12.1 % of expense2001: 11.2 % of expense2002: 10.8 % of expense2003: 10.1 % of expense2004: 9.9 % of expense2005: 9.7 % of expense2006: 9.6 % of expense2007: 9.1 % of expense2008: 7.6 % of expense2009: 7.2 % of expense2010: 6.5 % of expense2011: 5.3 % of expense2012: 5.1 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 5.1% for interest payments in 2012.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Tunisia peaked at 14.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1977.

That places Tunisia 90th out of 152 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.7% 3.7% 6.0% 8
1980s 8.3% 5.4% 10.9% 10
1990s 12.4% 10.9% 14.1% 10
2000s 9.7% 7.2% 12.1% 10
2010s 5.7% 5.1% 6.5% 3

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 87 Thailand 5.5% compare
  2. 88 Belarus 5.4% compare
  3. 89 Central African Republic 5.2% compare
  4. 91 Moldova 5.1% compare
  5. 92 Poland 4.8% compare
  6. 93 Sudan 4.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Tunisia?
Interest payments in Tunisia was 5.1% in 2012, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1996.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1977.
How does Tunisia rank for interest payments?
Tunisia ranks 90th out of 152 countries with data for 2012.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. 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 Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 5,277 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.