Guinea-Bissau vs Tanzania: Total debt service (% of GDP)
Guinea-Bissau
0.5%
in 2011
Tanzania
0.6%
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau rank
37th
Tanzania rank
34th
Total debt service (% of GDP) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 34th of 50 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.6% | 3.6% | 2.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 0.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, Guinea-Bissau or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.
- What is the difference in total debt service between Guinea-Bissau and Tanzania?
- 0.1%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Tanzania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2011.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Tanzania rank globally for total debt service?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 34th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Total debt service (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.