Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Tunisia
Tunisia: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was -1.34 billion in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
-1.34 billion
Change on year
down 59.6%
World rank
160th
of 178 countries
All-time high
9.79 billion
in 2009
All-time low
-1.34 billion
in 2017
Years of data
60
1958–2017
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Tunisia, 1958–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded -1.34 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.6% on the previous year and down 120.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Tunisia peaked at 9.79 billion in 2009 and was at its lowest, -1.34 billion, in 2017.
That places Tunisia 160th out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 21.56 million | — |
| 1959 | 39.22 million | +81.9% |
| 1960 | 38.67 million | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 30.30 million | -21.6% |
| 1962 | 21.01 million | -30.7% |
| 1963 | 6.07 million | -71.1% |
| 1964 | -2.33 million | -138.5% |
| 1965 | -6.67 million | +185.9% |
| 1966 | -14.22 million | +113.1% |
| 1967 | -21.01 million | +47.8% |
| 1968 | -11.81 million | -43.8% |
| 1969 | -2.01 million | -83.0% |
| 1970 | 5.01 million | -349.5% |
| 1971 | 50.24 million | +902.5% |
| 1972 | 83.76 million | +66.7% |
| 1973 | 118.54 million | +41.5% |
| 1974 | 149.51 million | +26.1% |
| 1975 | 138.40 million | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 122.16 million | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 93.42 million | -23.5% |
| 1978 | 106.30 million | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 153.43 million | +44.3% |
| 1980 | 176.24 million | +14.9% |
| 1981 | 216.66 million | +22.9% |
| 1982 | 232.14 million | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 365.25 million | +57.3% |
| 1984 | 261.20 million | -28.5% |
| 1985 | 172.53 million | -33.9% |
| 1986 | 14.01 million | -91.9% |
| 1987 | 154.28 million | +1001.6% |
| 1988 | 508.50 million | +229.6% |
| 1989 | 638.13 million | +25.5% |
| 1990 | 555.40 million | -13.0% |
| 1991 | 492.18 million | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 463.78 million | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 512.94 million | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 838.46 million | +63.5% |
| 1995 | 797.28 million | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 1.10 billion | +38.6% |
| 1997 | 1.46 billion | +32.5% |
| 1998 | 1.28 billion | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 1.74 billion | +36.2% |
| 2000 | 1.31 billion | -24.9% |
| 2001 | 1.63 billion | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 1.91 billion | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 2.26 billion | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 3.13 billion | +38.7% |
| 2005 | 4.08 billion | +30.2% |
| 2006 | 6.84 billion | +67.7% |
| 2007 | 6.70 billion | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 8.22 billion | +22.7% |
| 2009 | 9.79 billion | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 9.23 billion | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 6.13 billion | -33.6% |
| 2012 | 7.65 billion | +24.8% |
| 2013 | 4.46 billion | -41.7% |
| 2014 | 2.51 billion | -43.7% |
| 2015 | 2.02 billion | -19.7% |
| 2016 | -842.15 million | -141.7% |
| 2017 | -1.34 billion | +59.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.39 million | 21.56 million | 39.22 million | 2 |
| 1960s | 3.80 million | -21.01 million | 38.67 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 102.08 million | 5.01 million | 153.43 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 273.89 million | 14.01 million | 638.13 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 924.03 million | 463.78 million | 1.74 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.58 billion | 1.31 billion | 9.79 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 billion | -1.34 billion | 9.23 billion | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Tunisia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 13,498 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 7.70 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 440.14 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 6.57 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 6.72 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.16 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 6.99 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 569.44 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Tunisia?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Tunisia was -1.34 billion in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.79 billion in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.34 billion in 2017.
- How does Tunisia rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Tunisia ranks 160th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 120.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.