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household debts in Tunisia

Gross debt in Tunisia

The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.

The gross debt in Tunisia in the period from 1998 to 2021 was between 11.3 billion and 38.2 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 38 billion US Dollar was reached in 2021.

Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 3,114 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 33,695 USD.


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Gross debt of the last 23 years in billion USD




YearTunisia totalTunisia per capitaEU per capita
199811.26 bn USD1,184 USD14,079 USD
199912.16 bn USD1,264 USD14,032 USD
200011.26 bn USD1,160 USD11,232 USD
200111.90 bn USD1,215 USD11,255 USD
200212.33 bn USD1,250 USD12,258 USD
200314.27 bn USD1,435 USD15,286 USD
200416.08 bn USD1,605 USD17,595 USD
200516.13 bn USD1,596 USD18,327 USD
200615.72 bn USD1,541 USD18,877 USD
200716.62 bn USD1,613 USD20,898 USD
200820.21 bn USD1,941 USD24,086 USD
200919.32 bn USD1,836 USD25,361 USD
201020.04 bn USD1,884 USD26,496 USD
201122.60 bn USD2,104 USD29,231 USD
201224.50 bn USD2,258 USD28,174 USD
201322.76 bn USD2,078 USD29,981 USD
201425.51 bn USD2,305 USD30,648 USD
201525.26 bn USD2,186 USD25,918 USD
201626.82 bn USD2,295 USD26,261 USD
201729.15 bn USD2,468 USD27,024 USD
201831.92 bn USD2,675 USD28,448 USD
201928.92 bn USD2,400 USD27,168 USD
202035.24 bn USD2,898 USD30,783 USD
202138.18 bn USD3,114 USD33,695 USD


Comparison of gross debt per capita with the European Union in U.S. dollars



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