Foreign liabilities per capita in Tunisia

Tunisia: Foreign liabilities per capita was 6,873 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
6,873 current US$
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
76th
of 151 countries
All-time high
6,873 current US$
in 2020
All-time low
2,242 current US$
in 1997
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Tunisia, 1995–2020

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k7.0k1995200720201995: 2.5k current US$1996: 2.5k current US$1997: 2.2k current US$1998: 2.5k current US$1999: 2.3k current US$2000: 2.4k current US$2001: 2.5k current US$2002: 2.9k current US$2003: 3.4k current US$2004: 3.7k current US$2005: 3.5k current US$2006: 4.0k current US$2007: 4.6k current US$2008: 4.8k current US$2009: 5.1k current US$2010: 5.1k current US$2011: 5.1k current US$2012: 5.3k current US$2013: 5.5k current US$2014: 5.4k current US$2015: 5.4k current US$2016: 5.2k current US$2017: 5.5k current US$2018: 5.6k current US$2019: 6.4k current US$2020: 6.9k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 6,873 current US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Tunisia peaked at 6,873 current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,242 current US$, in 1997.

Tunisia ranks 76th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Foreign liabilities per capita in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$) in Tunisia, 1995 to 2020.
Year current US$ Change
1995 2,548 current US$ —
1996 2,512 current US$ -1.4%
1997 2,242 current US$ -10.7%
1998 2,471 current US$ +10.2%
1999 2,258 current US$ -8.6%
2000 2,435 current US$ +7.8%
2001 2,493 current US$ +2.4%
2002 2,938 current US$ +17.9%
2003 3,426 current US$ +16.6%
2004 3,720 current US$ +8.6%
2005 3,463 current US$ -6.9%
2006 3,992 current US$ +15.3%
2007 4,558 current US$ +14.2%
2008 4,780 current US$ +4.9%
2009 5,147 current US$ +7.7%
2010 5,094 current US$ -1.0%
2011 5,089 current US$ -0.1%
2012 5,346 current US$ +5.1%
2013 5,527 current US$ +3.4%
2014 5,384 current US$ -2.6%
2015 5,410 current US$ +0.5%
2016 5,160 current US$ -4.6%
2017 5,483 current US$ +6.3%
2018 5,649 current US$ +3.0%
2019 6,358 current US$ +12.6%
2020 6,873 current US$ +8.1%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 6,873 current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,741 current US$, 3.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 6,873 current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15,270 current US$, 45% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,406 current US$ 2,242 current US$ 2,548 current US$ 5
2000s 3,695 current US$ 2,435 current US$ 5,147 current US$ 10
2010s 5,450 current US$ 5,089 current US$ 6,358 current US$ 10
2020s 6,873 current US$ 6,873 current US$ 6,873 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 73 Azerbaijan 7,188 current US$ compare
  2. 74 Jordan 6,957 current US$ compare
  3. 75 Brazil 6,916 current US$ compare
  4. 77 Peru 6,807 current US$ compare
  5. 78 Albania 6,668 current US$ compare
  6. 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6,508 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Tunisia?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Tunisia was 6,873 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 6,873 current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,242 current US$ in 1997.
How does Tunisia rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Tunisia ranks 76th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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