Tunisia Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP
1976 - 2023 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Tunisia Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP
- Tunisia Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP was reported at -1.4 % in Dec 2023.
- This records a decrease from the previous number of -0.9 % for Dec 2022.
- Tunisia Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.1 % from Dec 1976 to 2023, with 48 observations.
- The data reached an all-time high of 1.4 % in 2018 and a record low of -2.7 % in 2021.
- Tunisia Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
- The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of Nominal GDP: Annual.
CEIC calculates annual Foreign Portfolio Investment as % of Nominal GDP from annual Foreign Portfolio Investment and annual Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Tunisia provides provides Foreign Portfolio Investment in local currency. National Statistics Institute provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 1993. The Central Bank of Tunisia average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Portfolio Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2018 is calculated from Foreign Portfolio Investment sourced from the International Monetary Fund. Foreign Portfolio Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2010 is calculated from Nominal GDP based on old classification data. Foreign Portfolio Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to 1997 is calculated from Nominal GDP based on SNA 1968.
View Tunisia's Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP from 1976 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Tunisia's Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP in 2023?
Tunisia Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP was reported at -1.4 % in Dec 2023. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1.4 2023 | -0.9 2022 | -2.7 2021 | 1.4 2018 | % | yearly | 1976 - 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | -0.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | -1.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Armenia (%) | 0.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 5.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1988 - Sep 2024 |
| Austria (%) | 8.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Sep 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | -0.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Bahrain (%) | 13.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | -0.1 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2024 |
| Belgium (%) | 12.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | 0.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | -0.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 0.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Brazil (%) | 1.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 11.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 6.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 2.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| China (%) | 0.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | -1.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | -1.5 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | -2.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 5.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Denmark (%) | -6.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Ecuador (%) | -0.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | -0.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 4.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| European Union (%) | 5.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Finland (%) | 32.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| France (%) | 6.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 3.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Germany (%) | 5.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Sep 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | 0.0 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 2.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 1.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Hungary (%) | 3.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 2.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| India (%) | 2.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| Indonesia (%) | 3.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 0.0 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (%) | 100.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Israel (%) | 2.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 5.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 0.5 2022 | yearly | 2005 - 2022 |
| Japan (%) | -9.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
| Jordan (%) | 0.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -0.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2023 |
| Kenya (%) | -0.1 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
| South Korea (%) | 1.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 0.0 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2023 |
| Laos (%) | -0.3 2023 | yearly | 1984 - 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 3.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Lebanon (%) | 0.5 2021 | yearly | 2002 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 7.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 98.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | -17.1 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia (%) | -1.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | -1.2 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 7.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Malta (%) | -1.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 34.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 0.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Moldova (%) | -0.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 1.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | -0.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | -0.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Mozambique (%) | -0.0 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
| Netherlands (%) | 9.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Sep 2024 |
| New Zealand (%) | 11.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 10.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 5.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Oman (%) | -3.9 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | -0.1 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | -1.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2024 |
| Panama (%) | -1.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 0.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 6.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| Philippines (%) | 4.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 1.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | -1.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Qatar (%) | 4.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2024 |
| Romania (%) | 7.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Russia (%) | -0.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | -1.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 6.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 2.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | -2.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 2.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 9.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 0.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Sudan (%) | 0.0 2021 | yearly | 2005 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 9.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Sep 2024 |
| Switzerland (%) | -1.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2024 |
| Taiwan (%) | -8.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Sep 2024 |
| Thailand (%) | 2.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Tunisia (%) | -1.4 2023 | yearly | 1976 - 2023 |
| Turkey (%) | 2.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
| Ukraine (%) | -0.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2023 |
| United Kingdom (%) | 0.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Sep 2024 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -7.6 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -3,646.085 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 12,247.385 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 25.4 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 41,275.5 Nov 2024 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Nov 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 83.0 2023 | yearly | 2016 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (TND bn) | 85.114 2029 | yearly | 1991 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (TND bn) | 228.792 2029 | yearly | 1991 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (TND bn) | 69.765 2029 | yearly | 1990 - 2029 |
| Government: Budgetary: Revenue: Grants (TND mn) | 700.300 2023 | yearly | 2019 - 2023 |
| Government: Budgetary: Expenditure: Transfers (TND mn) | 18,270.500 2023 | yearly | 2019 - 2023 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.800 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -682.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1959 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,583.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -15.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 36,268.667 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 95,727.851 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 6,569.042 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 2,266.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 10.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 426,896.232 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 223,083.137 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 57.352 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 36.514 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 1.238 Sep 2024 | monthly | May 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 316.335 Sep 2024 | monthly | May 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: ytd: Spain (TND mn) | 2,658.600 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: ytd: Libya (TND mn) | 1,676.600 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: ytd: France (TND mn) | 9,997.900 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: ytd: Italy (TND mn) | 8,836.900 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: ytd: Germany (TND mn) | 6,097.800 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: ytd: Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (TND mn) | 7,335.700 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: ytd: France (TND mn) | 6,095.700 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: ytd: United States of America (TND mn) | 1,347.800 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: ytd: Germany (TND mn) | 4,416.600 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: ytd: Italy (TND mn) | 7,279.200 Sep 2024 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 118.585 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 111.209 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -814.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Dec 2022 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.3 2023 | yearly | 1976 - 2023 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 166.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -652.682 2023 | yearly | 1976 - 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -1.4 2023 | yearly | 1976 - 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 20.8 2023 | yearly | 1976 - 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -667.990 2023 | yearly | 1976 - 2023 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 42,561.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 90.4 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 15,604.9 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 32.0 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -2.494 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -77,158.202 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (TND mn) | 147.800 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2023 |
| BoP: Current Account: Services (TND mn) | 3,275.500 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2023 |
| BoP: Current Account: Factor Income (TND mn) | 401.200 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2023 |
| BoP: Current Account: Merchandise: FOB (TND mn) | -4,607.800 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2023 |
| Balance of Payments (BoP) (TND mn) | 3,802.300 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2023 |
| BoP: Current Account (TND mn) | -783.300 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2023 |
| FDI: Manufacturing (TND mn) | 1,481.500 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (TND mn) | 2,396.500 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| FDI: Energy (TND mn) | 479.000 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| FDI: Tourism and Real Estate (TND mn) | 12.100 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| FDI: Others (TND mn) | 423.900 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 15.6 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 0.0 2020 | yearly | 2007 - 2020 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 4,420.198 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 17,528.576 Oct 2024 | monthly | Feb 1994 - Oct 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 38,064.256 Oct 2024 | monthly | Feb 1994 - Oct 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 9.5 Oct 2024 | monthly | Feb 1995 - Oct 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Oct 1964 - Nov 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 8,456.6 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 16.345 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.0 Sep 2024 | monthly | Feb 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 353.331 Sep 2024 | monthly | Nov 1958 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 10,666.925 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1979 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 12.2 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Nov 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 53,590.6 Oct 2024 | monthly | Feb 1994 - Oct 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 9.3 Oct 2024 | monthly | Feb 1995 - Oct 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 14.4 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Mar 2021 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 29,196.281 Sep 2024 | monthly | Feb 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.07 Sep 2024 | monthly | Feb 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 62.26 2023 | yearly | 1961 - 2023 |
| Banking System Resources: M4: M3: M2: M1 (TND th) | 49,382,873.000 Aug 2023 | monthly | Feb 1994 - Aug 2023 |
| Banking System Resources: M4: M3 (TND th) | 114,269,000.000 Dec 2023 | monthly | Feb 1994 - Dec 2023 |
| Monetary Aggregate: M3: M2: M1 (TND th) | 54,286,000.000 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Oct 2024 |
| Monetary Aggregate: M3 (TND th) | 126,724,000.000 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Oct 2024 |
| Monetary Aggregate: Counterpart: DC: Claims on the Economy (TND th) | 118,829,000.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Nov 2024 |
| Monetary Aggregate: M3: M2 (TND th) | 117,885,000.000 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Oct 2024 |
| Monetary Aggregate: Counterpart: DC: Net Claims on Central Government (TND th) | 51,185,000.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Nov 2024 |
| Monetary Aggregate: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (TND th) | 21,149,000.000 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Oct 2024 |
| Banking System Resources: M4: M3: M2 (TND th) | 111,516,000.000 Dec 2023 | monthly | Feb 1994 - Dec 2023 |
| Gross International Reserves: Gold (TND th) | 533,430.000 Feb 2019 | monthly | Feb 1994 - Feb 2019 |
| Saving Deposits: Other Depository Corporations (TND th) | 33,575,214.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Nov 2024 |
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