Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 69.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Tunisia, 1965–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 69.8% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2021.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Tunisia peaked at 71.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1965.
Tunisia ranks 87th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 31.9% | — |
| 1966 | 34.3% | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 35.0% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 35.2% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 35.2% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 34.4% | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 35.7% | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 35.0% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 39.3% | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 38.2% | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 42.5% | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 44.5% | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 47.4% | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 47.0% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 45.5% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 47.6% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 49.5% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 49.2% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 48.7% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 50.5% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 52.8% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 47.4% | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 51.7% | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 54.0% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 51.5% | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 49.0% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.4% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 49.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 47.2% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 46.5% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 52.4% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | -2.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 69.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.9%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 69.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.8%, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.3% | 31.9% | 35.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 40.9% | 34.4% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.7% | 45.5% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 46.5% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 52.4% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 60.6% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 69.8% | 71.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 84 Saudi Arabia 70.1% compare
- 85 South Africa 69.9% compare
- 86 Micronesia (country) 69.9% compare
- 88 Norway 68.3% compare
- 89 Türkiye 66.2% compare
- 90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 65.7% compare
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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Tunisia?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Tunisia was 69.8% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1965.
- How does Tunisia rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Tunisia ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.