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Tunisia — General government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1891–2031 · 114 observations

About this series

The general 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.

For Tunisia, the general government deficit reading stood at −5.24% of GDP in 2025. Against −6.36% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +1.12 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −6.02% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1891–2031
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Latest observations

2009–2031

PeriodValue
2031-6.8 % of GDP
2030-6.45 % of GDP
2029-6.08 % of GDP
2028-5.99 % of GDP
2027-6.52 % of GDP
15 earlier values
2026-7.4 % of GDP
2025-5.24 % of GDP
2024-6.36 % of GDP
2023-7.27 % of GDP
2022-7 % of GDP
2021-7.7 % of GDP
2020-8.88 % of GDP
2019-2.93 % of GDP
2018-4.14 % of GDP
2017-5.54 % of GDP
2016-5.09 % of GDP
2015-4.38 % of GDP
2014-1.67 % of GDP
2013-4.51 % of GDP
2012-4.9 % of GDP

Values before 2012, back to 2009, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.