Tunisia - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (current LCU)

The value for Tax revenue (current LCU) in Tunisia was 12,738,900,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,738,900,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 2,158,100,000 in 1990.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
1990 2,158,100,000
1991 2,452,000,000
1992 2,809,600,000
1993 3,080,400,000
1994 3,283,600,000
1995 3,493,200,000
1996 3,782,300,000
1997 4,231,000,000
1998 4,762,700,000
1999 5,206,700,000
2000 5,678,400,000
2001 6,221,500,000
2002 6,429,100,000
2003 6,630,800,000
2004 7,252,000,000
2005 7,904,200,000
2006 8,469,800,000
2007 9,508,100,000
2008 11,330,900,000
2009 11,763,700,000
2010 12,738,900,000

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Tunisia was 20.10 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 21.01 in 1993, while its lowest value was 18.44 in 1997.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1990 19.95
1991 20.38
1992 20.50
1993 21.01
1994 20.76
1995 20.49
1996 19.84
1997 18.44
1998 19.18
1999 19.13
2000 19.29
2001 19.60
2002 19.54
2003 18.75
2004 18.67
2005 18.88
2006 18.51
2007 19.06
2008 20.49
2009 20.02
2010 20.10

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance