Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was -1.34 billion in 2017. ◆ Volatile
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 (Depository Corporations Survey) 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% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's -1.34 billion is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 227.31 billion. (43 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's -1.34 billion is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 238.44 billion. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +1001.6% | 14.01 million | 154.28 million |
| 1971 | +902.5% | 5.01 million | 50.24 million |
| 1970 | +349.5% | -2.01 million | 5.01 million |
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 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More financial sector data for Tunisia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.51 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.86 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.51 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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.