Foreign direct investment in Tunisia
Tunisia: Foreign direct investment was 0.9% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment in Tunisia, 2005–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.9% for foreign direct investment in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 69.0% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
That places Tunisia 35th out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Foreign direct investment in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.2% | — |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +326.9% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -58.6% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +49.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -39.8% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -69.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.2% | 9.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 3.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment in Tunisia?
- Foreign direct investment in Tunisia was 0.9% in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
- How does Tunisia rank for foreign direct investment?
- Tunisia ranks 35th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign direct investment rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Foreign direct investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.