Total reserves in Tunisia
Tunisia: Total reserves was 23.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in Tunisia, 1971–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in Tunisia is 23.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in Tunisia peaked at 49.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1985.
That places Tunisia 78th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Total reserves in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 21.9% | — |
| 1972 | 30.0% | +36.8% |
| 1973 | 35.9% | +19.4% |
| 1974 | 43.3% | +20.8% |
| 1975 | 35.7% | -17.7% |
| 1976 | 29.7% | -16.8% |
| 1977 | 16.7% | -43.7% |
| 1978 | 16.2% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 19.5% | +20.5% |
| 1980 | 19.8% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 16.9% | -14.7% |
| 1982 | 18.3% | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 15.7% | -14.2% |
| 1984 | 11.3% | -28.0% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | -46.9% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 9.0% | +42.0% |
| 1988 | 14.4% | +58.9% |
| 1989 | 14.9% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 11.3% | -24.2% |
| 1991 | 10.5% | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 10.8% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | +48.9% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 17.6% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +45.6% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +22.6% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.7% | 16.2% | 43.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 6.0% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 10.5% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 15.2% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 16.1% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 19.7% | 23.4% | 5 |
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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 total reserves in Tunisia?
- Total reserves in Tunisia was 23.1% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total reserves recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1985.
- How does Tunisia rank for total reserves?
- Tunisia ranks 78th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.