Ghana vs Tanzania: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Ghana
2.92 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Tanzania
2.94 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Ghana rank
44th
Tanzania rank
43rd
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Ghana
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2.94 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.92 billion DOD, current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 17.62 million DOD, current US$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania ahead.
Ghana ranks 44th and Tanzania ranks 43rd of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.51 million DOD, current US$ | 490.79 million DOD, current US$ | 404.27 million DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 174.42 million DOD, current US$ | 1.83 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.65 billion DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 557.36 million DOD, current US$ | 810.86 million DOD, current US$ | 253.50 million DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 874.37 million DOD, current US$ | 990.51 million DOD, current US$ | 116.14 million DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3.18 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.21 billion DOD, current US$ | 977.60 million DOD, current US$ | Ghana |
| 2020s | 4.02 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.84 billion DOD, current US$ | 177.55 million DOD, current US$ | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Ghana or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 2.94 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.92 billion DOD, current US$ in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Ghana and Tanzania?
- 17.62 million DOD, current US$, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Tanzania?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Tanzania rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Ghana ranks 44th and Tanzania ranks 43rd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.