Debt on Concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Debt on Concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP) was 24.2% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Debt on Concessional terms to GDP in Tanzania, 1988–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt on concessional terms to gdp in Tanzania is 24.2%, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt on concessional terms to gdp in Tanzania peaked at 96.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2006.
That places Tanzania 13th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Debt on Concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 62.5% | — |
| 1989 | 71.8% | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 81.1% | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 72.1% | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 83.5% | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 94.3% | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 96.9% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 84.7% | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 69.2% | -18.4% |
| 1997 | 65.9% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 57.9% | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 58.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 48.2% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 50.6% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -66.0% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +6.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 24.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 24.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.0%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.1% | 62.5% | 71.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 76.5% | 57.9% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 14.6% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.8% | 24.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 10 Lesotho 27.2% compare
- 11 Mozambique 25.7% compare
- 12 Cote d'Ivoire 25.4% compare
- 14 Mali 22.5% compare
- 15 Kenya 20.9% compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 20.8% compare
More external debt data for Tanzania
- Net financial flows, IBRD -2.87 million NFL, current US$ (2004)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.4987 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 34.4 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 20.38 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0176 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 1,898 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 2.61 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 27.53 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 33.16 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt on concessional terms to gdp in Tanzania?
- Debt on concessional terms to gdp in Tanzania was 24.2% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt on concessional terms to gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest debt on concessional terms to gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2006.
- How does Tanzania rank for debt on concessional terms to gdp?
- Tanzania ranks 13th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt on concessional terms to gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt on Concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Concessional Long-term Debt Outstanding and Disbursed (LDOD) conveys information about the borrower's receipt of aid from official lenders at concessional terms as defined by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD. Concessional debt is defined as loans with an original grant element of 25 percent or more. The grant equivalent of a loan is its commitment (present) value, less the discounted present value of its contractual debt service; conventionally, future service payments are discounted at 10 percent. The grant element of a loan is the grant equivalent expressed as a percentage of the amount committed. It is used as a measure of the overall cost of borrowing. Loans from major regional development banks--African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank--and from the World Bank are classified as concessional according to each institution's classification and not according to the DAC definition, as was the practice in earlier reports. LDOD is the total outstanding long-term debt at year end. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services.