Tanzania vs Zambia: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 36.34 billion DOD, current US$ against 28.12 billion DOD, current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 8.23 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Tanzania ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 42nd of 122 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.36 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.64 billion DOD, current US$ | 724.12 million DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 6.25 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.79 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.46 billion DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 7.09 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.74 billion DOD, current US$ | 356.48 million DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 6.82 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.01 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.82 billion DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 16.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 13.78 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.02 billion DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 31.19 billion DOD, current US$ | 28.42 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.77 billion DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Tanzania, at 36.34 billion DOD, current US$ against 28.12 billion DOD, current US$ in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 8.23 billion DOD, current US$, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- Tanzania ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 42nd of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.