Libya vs Tunisia
Libya vs Tunisia: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 153.8% of GDP in Libya and 81.7% of GDP in Tunisia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Libya, by 72.1 percentage points, or 1.88 times that in Tunisia.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Libya has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Tunisia.
- In 2025, Libya ranked 1 and Tunisia ranked 31 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Libya at 174.4% of GDP and Tunisia at 88.7% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Libya | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 153.8 | 81.7 |
| 2024 | 115.3 | 85.6 |
| 2023 | 91.6 | 84 |
| 2022 | 77.6 | 83 |
| 2021 | 98.4 | 79.7 |
| 2020 | 238 | 77.7 |
| 2019 | 110.3 | 67.3 |
| 2018 | 95.9 | 72.9 |
| 2017 | 91.8 | 67.1 |
| 2016 | 89.5 | 58.9 |
| 2015 | 69.4 | 52.4 |
| 2014 | 60.2 | 50.7 |
| 2013 | 25.9 | 45.6 |
| 2012 | 2.7 | 49 |
| 2011 | 4.2 | 43.3 |
| 2010 | 12 | 38.8 |
| 2009 | 1.4 | 40.3 |
| 2008 | 2.5 | 41.4 |
| 2007 | 3.4 | 42.7 |
| 2006 | 2.7 | 45.7 |
| 2005 | 3.2 | 50 |
| 2004 | 4 | 51.6 |
| 2003 | 26.3 | 52.6 |
| 2002 | 34 | 51.6 |
| 2001 | 41.8 | 52.2 |
| 2000 | 42.4 | 62.9 |
| 1999 | 55.3 | 61.9 |
| 1998 | 67.7 | 58.2 |
| 1997 | 63.6 | 66.6 |
| 1996 | 67.2 | 66.8 |
| 1995 | 59.7 | 65.6 |
| 1994 | 61.4 | 63.9 |
| 1993 | 64.3 | 63.8 |
| 1992 | 62.8 | 62.1 |
| 1991 | 64.9 | 63.3 |
| 1990 | 71.2 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Libya | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 125.2 | 86.1 |
| 2027 | 132.1 | 89.8 |
| 2028 | 149.2 | 90.9 |
| 2029 | 158.6 | 90.8 |
| 2030 | 166.5 | 89.7 |
| 2031 | 174.4 | 88.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Libya vs Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancyLibya: 69.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLibya: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLibya: 16 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionLibya: 3.81% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateLibya: 8.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLibya: 7.31 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthLibya: 1.01% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLibya: 2.36 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLibya: 87.9% in 2025Tunisia: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageLibya: 27.2 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLibya: 4.9% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateLibya: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLibya: 3.57% of GDP in 2023Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLibya: $1.6B in 2023Tunisia: $1.35B in 2025
- Military spending per personLibya: $216 in 2023Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLibya: 5.5% of government spending in 2023Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLibya: 0 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- National powerLibya: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLibya: 0% of the labour force in 2020Tunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLibya: 5 million TIV in 2024Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025