Tax revenue in Tunisia
Tunisia: Tax revenue was 20.1% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue in Tunisia, 1972–2012
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2012, tax revenue in Tunisia stood at 20.1%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Tunisia peaked at 23.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1972.
That places Tunisia 52nd out of 157 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 17.8% | — |
| 1973 | 19.0% | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 17.9% | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 20.2% | +13.2% |
| 1976 | 19.9% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 21.3% | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 22.6% | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 21.8% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 21.0% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 21.6% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 22.8% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 23.0% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 22.5% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 20.6% | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 20.5% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 20.2% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 20.0% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 20.4% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 20.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 20.8% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 19.8% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 19.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.1% | 17.8% | 22.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 20.2% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 18.4% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 18.5% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 19.2% | 20.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 49 Mauritius 20.5% compare
- 50 Tonga 20.5%
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.2% compare
- 53 Nicaragua 20.1% compare
- 54 Kyrgyzstan 19.6%
- 55 Senegal 19.5%
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 tax revenue in Tunisia?
- Tax revenue in Tunisia was 20.1% in 2012, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 1983.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1972.
- How does Tunisia rank for tax revenue?
- Tunisia ranks 52nd out of 157 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. 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.