Paraguay vs Tanzania: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)

Paraguay
29.96 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Tanzania
36.34 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Paraguay rank
41st
Tanzania rank
39th

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) over time

  • Paraguay
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 36.34 billion DOD, current US$ against 29.96 billion DOD, current US$ in Paraguay, a difference of 6.38 billion DOD, current US$.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania ahead.

Paraguay ranks 41st and Tanzania ranks 39th of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 383.29 million DOD, current US$ 2.36 billion DOD, current US$ 1.98 billion DOD, current US$ Tanzania
1980s 1.84 billion DOD, current US$ 6.25 billion DOD, current US$ 4.41 billion DOD, current US$ Tanzania
1990s 2.38 billion DOD, current US$ 7.09 billion DOD, current US$ 4.71 billion DOD, current US$ Tanzania
2000s 7.87 billion DOD, current US$ 6.82 billion DOD, current US$ 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ Paraguay
2010s 16.93 billion DOD, current US$ 16.81 billion DOD, current US$ 122.51 million DOD, current US$ Paraguay
2020s 25.12 billion DOD, current US$ 31.19 billion DOD, current US$ 6.07 billion DOD, current US$ Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Paraguay or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 36.34 billion DOD, current US$ against 29.96 billion DOD, current US$ in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Paraguay and Tanzania?
6.38 billion DOD, current US$, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Tanzania?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Paraguay and Tanzania rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Paraguay ranks 41st and Tanzania ranks 39th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.