Portugal vs Tunisia: Claims on central government, etc.
Portugal
28.3%
in 2024
Tunisia
28.9%
in 2025
Portugal rank
25th
Tunisia rank
23rd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Portugal
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 28.9% against 28.3% in Portugal, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 25th and Tunisia ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 6.0% | 10.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 17.6% | 16.8% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Portugal or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 28.9% against 28.3% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Portugal and Tunisia?
- 0.6%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Tunisia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Tunisia rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Portugal ranks 25th and Tunisia ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. 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.