Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Tunisia
Tunisia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 28.8% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Tunisia, 2000–2012
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2012, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Tunisia stood at 28.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Tunisia peaked at 28.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2000.
Tunisia ranks 48th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.7% | — |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 18.7% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 25.7% | 28.8% | 3 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,891 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 45.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Tunisia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Tunisia was 28.8% in 2012, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Tunisia ranks 48th out of 127 countries with data for 2012.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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