Subsidies and other transfers in Tunisia
Tunisia: Subsidies and other transfers was 46.2% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Tunisia, 1985–2012
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 46.2% for subsidies and other transfers in 2012. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Tunisia peaked at 46.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1985.
That places Tunisia 55th 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 24 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.0% | — |
| 1986 | 1.8% | +82.9% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 5.1% | +179.8% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | -32.0% |
| 1990 | 44.9% | +1201.7% |
| 1991 | 39.4% | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 38.2% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 37.4% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 36.3% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 33.7% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 37.4% | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 39.2% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.0% | 5.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 33.7% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 32.1% | 40.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 40.9% | 46.2% | 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 subsidies and other transfers in Tunisia?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Tunisia was 46.2% in 2012, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1985.
- How does Tunisia rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Tunisia ranks 55th out of 152 countries with data for 2012.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.