External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tanzania
Tanzania: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4587 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tanzania, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.4587 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Tanzania peaked at 1.1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.
Tanzania ranks 50th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.3854 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +456.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4206 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4087 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4175 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4488 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4717 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4288 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4595 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4376 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5551 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5934 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4518 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7034 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8113 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 1.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9113 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9981 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 1.09 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 1.1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9659 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7785 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6372 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6172 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6232 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5384 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4811 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5068 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5178 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4582 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2306 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2639 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2793 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2923 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.306 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3279 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3868 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3924 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4058 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.397 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4007 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3901 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4079 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4376 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4587 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.4587 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.4587 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4067 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +456.8% | 0.0692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3854 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2006 | -51.8% | 0.4582 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1987 | +55.7% | 0.4518 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7034 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3857 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4717 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5848 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4376 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9115 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.877 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6172 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3915 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5384 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3492 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2793 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4058 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4192 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3901 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4587 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 47 Liberia 0.4676 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.467 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 49 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4656 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 Saint Lucia 0.4582 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Cambodia 0.4526 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Ghana 0.4492 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Tanzania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -55.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.44 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -54.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Tanzania?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Tanzania was 0.4587 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Tanzania ranks 50th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.