Tanzania vs Zambia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Tanzania
2.94 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Zambia
3.15 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Tanzania rank
43rd
Zambia rank
41st
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.15 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.94 billion DOD, current US$ in Tanzania, a difference of 214.18 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Tanzania ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 41st of 123 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 490.79 million DOD, current US$ | 360.07 million DOD, current US$ | 130.71 million DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 1.83 billion DOD, current US$ | 864.48 million DOD, current US$ | 963.22 million DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 810.86 million DOD, current US$ | 778.16 million DOD, current US$ | 32.71 million DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 990.51 million DOD, current US$ | 283.93 million DOD, current US$ | 706.58 million DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 2.21 billion DOD, current US$ | 792.80 million DOD, current US$ | 1.41 billion DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 3.84 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.34 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.50 billion DOD, current US$ | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.15 billion DOD, current US$ against 2.94 billion DOD, current US$ in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 214.18 million DOD, current US$, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Tanzania ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 41st of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). 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.