Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tunisia
Tunisia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 40.8% 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 total taxes.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 40.8% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tunisia peaked at 43.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 1988.
That places Tunisia 58th out of 153 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.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20.6% | — |
| 1973 | 20.3% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 20.2% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 21.1% | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 21.4% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 18.7% | -12.9% |
| 1978 | 20.8% | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 19.7% | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 21.8% | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 22.5% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 22.2% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 19.2% | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 18.9% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 21.5% | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 23.2% | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 20.3% | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 18.4% | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 19.6% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 19.3% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 20.5% | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 20.0% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 22.3% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 27.0% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 26.6% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 40.8% | -6.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 40.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 40.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.8%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.3% | 18.7% | 21.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 20.8% | 18.4% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 19.3% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 28.1% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 39.6% | 43.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tunisia?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tunisia was 40.8% 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 43.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 1988.
- How does Tunisia rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Tunisia ranks 58th 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 29.5%. 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 total taxes). 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.