As of 2020, multilateral creditors held the largest part of the total external debt of Tunisia, corresponding to around 12.8 billion U.S. dollars. In addition, Tunisia owed approximately 6.9 billion U.S. dollars to private bondholders, and roughly 5.4 billion U.S. dollars to bilateral creditors.
External debt stock in Tunisia as of 2020, by creditor type
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Value in million U.S. dollars
Multilateral creditors
12,765
Bondholders
6,877
Bilateral creditors
5,425
Commercial banks and other private creditors (nonguaranteed debt)
1,888
Commercial banks and other private creditors
626
02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000
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According to the source, total external debt represents the sum of long-term external debt, short-term debt, and IMF credit. It represents the total debt owed to nonresident
creditors and is repayable in both foreign and domestic currency.
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World Bank. (October 12, 2021). External debt stock in Tunisia as of 2020, by creditor type (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272664/external-debt-stock-in-tunisia-by-creditor-type/
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