Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tunisia
Tunisia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 26.7% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tunisia, 1972–2012
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tunisia is 26.7%, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tunisia peaked at 27.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1988.
Tunisia ranks 64th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 14.9% | — |
| 1973 | 15.1% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 13.8% | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 14.7% | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 15.5% | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 13.8% | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 14.8% | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 13.2% | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 14.3% | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 15.2% | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 14.7% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 13.5% | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 12.2% | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 14.3% | +17.3% |
| 1986 | 15.6% | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 13.3% | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 12.3% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 12.3% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 14.3% | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 13.7% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +16.5% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20.4% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -4.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 26.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 26.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.3%, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.5% | 13.2% | 15.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 11.8% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 12.3% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 20.4% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 26.7% | 27.8% | 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 taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tunisia?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tunisia was 26.7% in 2012, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1988.
- How does Tunisia rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Tunisia ranks 64th out of 153 countries with data for 2012.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.