Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Tunisia
Tunisia: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -2.96 billion in 2018. ▼ Falling
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Tunisia, 2001–2018
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded -2.96 billion for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.9% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Tunisia peaked at -1.39 billion in 2014 and was at its lowest, -2.96 billion, in 2018.
That places Tunisia 48th out of 87 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.09 billion | -2.64 billion | -1.50 billion | 9 |
| 2010s | -2.34 billion | -2.96 billion | -1.39 billion | 9 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 45 El Salvador -2.65 billion compare
- 46 Armenia, Republic of -2.66 billion compare
- 47 Paraguay -2.93 billion
- 49 Morocco -3.07 billion compare
- 50 Kazakhstan, Republic of -3.09 billion compare
- 51 Costa Rica -3.26 billion compare
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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 57.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Tunisia?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Tunisia was -2.96 billion in 2018, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was -1.39 billion in 2014.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.96 billion in 2018.
- How does Tunisia rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Tunisia ranks 48th out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Total foreign currency loans securities and deposits (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social . Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.