Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) was 10.7% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Taxes on goods and services in Tunisia, 1972–2012
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
In 2012, taxes on goods and services in Tunisia stood at 10.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Tunisia peaked at 13.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1996.
That places Tunisia 69th out of 154 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 11.9% | — |
| 1973 | 12.2% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 10.3% | -15.9% |
| 1975 | 10.8% | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 11.4% | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 12.6% | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 12.5% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 11.5% | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 10.4% | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 10.9% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 10.5% | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 10.5% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 10.5% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 10.7% | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 9.6% | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 9.0% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | +38.4% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +3.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 10.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 10.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.7%, 1.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +38.4% | 8.4% | 11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.6% | 10.3% | 12.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 8.8% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.4% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.8% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Tunisia?
- Taxes on goods and services in Tunisia was 10.7% in 2012, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1996.
- How does Tunisia rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Tunisia ranks 69th out of 154 countries with data for 2012.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.