Current account balance in Tunisia
Tunisia: Current account balance was -7.7% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Tunisia, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in % of GNP.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded -7.7% for current account balance in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.6% on the previous year and down 685.9% over ten years.
That places Tunisia 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
Current account balance in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of GNP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -1.0% | — |
| 2006 | -1.9% | +93.4% |
| 2007 | -2.5% | +31.8% |
| 2008 | -4.1% | +62.7% |
| 2009 | -3.0% | -26.4% |
| 2010 | -5.0% | +67.5% |
| 2011 | -7.7% | +53.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.5% | -4.1% | -1.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | -6.3% | -7.7% | -5.0% | 2 |
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 104.8 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.57 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.73 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 68.19 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.17 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 74.06 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 2.09 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 83.25 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0211 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 718.14 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Tunisia?
- Current account balance in Tunisia was -7.7% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was -1.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.7% in 2011.
- How does Tunisia rank for current account balance?
- Tunisia ranks 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 685.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Current account balance (% of GNP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are divided by GNP at market prices in U.S. dollars to facilitate comparison across economies.