Tanzania vs Zimbabwe: External debt stocks, short-term

Tanzania
3.38 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Zimbabwe
3.97 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Tanzania rank
40th
Zimbabwe rank
37th

External debt stocks, short-term over time

  • Tanzania
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 3.97 billion DOD, current US$ against 3.38 billion DOD, current US$ in Tanzania, a difference of 584.19 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 40th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 490.79 million DOD, current US$ 12.20 million DOD, current US$ 478.58 million DOD, current US$ Tanzania
1980s 1.83 billion DOD, current US$ 346.60 million DOD, current US$ 1.48 billion DOD, current US$ Tanzania
1990s 810.86 million DOD, current US$ 693.58 million DOD, current US$ 117.29 million DOD, current US$ Tanzania
2000s 990.76 million DOD, current US$ 1.15 billion DOD, current US$ 156.38 million DOD, current US$ Zimbabwe
2010s 2.21 billion DOD, current US$ 2.86 billion DOD, current US$ 653.41 million DOD, current US$ Zimbabwe
2020s 3.94 billion DOD, current US$ 3.89 billion DOD, current US$ 49.39 million 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 Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 3.97 billion DOD, current US$ against 3.38 billion DOD, current US$ in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
584.19 million DOD, current US$, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Tanzania and Zimbabwe rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
Tanzania ranks 40th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,256 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.