Ghana vs Tanzania: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Ghana
30.56 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Tanzania
33.16 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Ghana rank
37th
Tanzania rank
36th
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Ghana
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 33.16 billion DOD, current US$ against 30.56 billion DOD, current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 2.60 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 36th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 703.79 million DOD, current US$ | 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.31 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.69 billion DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 4.43 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.06 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.63 billion DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 6.91 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.49 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.42 billion DOD, current US$ | Ghana |
| 2010s | 24.25 billion DOD, current US$ | 14.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 10.22 billion DOD, current US$ | Ghana |
| 2020s | 32.32 billion DOD, current US$ | 26.89 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.44 billion DOD, current US$ | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, Ghana or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 33.16 billion DOD, current US$ against 30.56 billion DOD, current US$ in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between Ghana and Tanzania?
- 2.60 billion DOD, current US$, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Tanzania?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Tanzania rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Ghana ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 36th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.