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Tunisia — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1965–2025 · 61 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Tunisia, the central government deficit reading was −5.22% of GDP in 2025, compared with −6.44% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +1.22 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −6.14% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2013–2025

PeriodValue
2025-5.22 % of GDP
2024-6.44 % of GDP
2023-7.49 % of GDP
2022-6.95 % of GDP
2021-7.56 % of GDP
8 earlier values, back to 2013
2020-9.07 % of GDP
2019-3.1 % of GDP
2018-4.27 % of GDP
2017-5.69 % of GDP
2016-5.65 % of GDP
2015-4.21 % of GDP
2014-4.34 % of GDP
2013-6.29 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.