Tax revenue in Tunisia

Central government tax revenue in Tunisia was equal to 20.1% of GDP in 2012.

Measure: Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1972 to 2012 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Tunisia is for 2012. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Tunisia, 2012 20.1% % of GDP
Change from 2011 −0.1percentage points 2011: 20.2%
World, 2012 13.8% Official aggregate

Tax revenue in Tunisia over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period TunisiaWorld
2024 – 13.9%
2023 – 13.9%
2022 – 14.5%
2021 – 14.3%
2020 – 13.7%
2019 – 13.8%
2018 – 13.9%
2017 – 14.2%
2016 – 13.9%
2015 – 14.0%
2014 – 14.0%
2013 – 14.0%
2012 20.1% 13.8%
2011 20.2% 13.7%
2010 19.2% 13.3%
2009 20.0% 13.1%
2008 20.5% 14.3%
2007 19.1% 14.8%
2006 18.5% 14.5%
2005 18.9% 14.1%
2004 18.7% 14.5%
2003 18.7% 14.4%
2002 19.5% 14.6%
2001 19.6% –
2000 19.3% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 20.2% in 2011.
  • Since 2002, when it was 19.5%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2012 was 13.8%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1972 to 2012 for Tunisia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics