Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa vs Tanzania: Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments)

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
8.73 billion current US$
in 2006
Tanzania
1.53 billion current US$
in 2006
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
2nd
Tanzania rank
5th

Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 8.73 billion current US$ against 1.53 billion current US$ in Tanzania, a difference of 7.20 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 5.7 times Tanzania's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 2nd and Tanzania ranks 5th of 5 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 27.23 billion current US$ 1.95 billion current US$ 25.28 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2000s 17.07 billion current US$ 1.36 billion current US$ 15.71 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments), Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa or Tanzania?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 8.73 billion current US$ against 1.53 billion current US$ in Tanzania as of 2006.
What is the difference in total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) between Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Tanzania?
7.20 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Tanzania?
16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2006.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Tanzania rank globally for total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments)?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 2nd and Tanzania ranks 5th of 5 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 971 data points, 1965–2006
Last refreshed

Principal and interest payments due but not paid.