Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Tanzania
Tanzania: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 15.37 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Tanzania, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 15.37 billion DOD, current US$ for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in 2011. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Tanzania peaked at 15.37 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 1970.
Tanzania ranks 9th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 2.29 billion DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 2.56 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 3.07 billion DOD, current US$ | +19.9% |
| 1974 | 3.34 billion DOD, current US$ | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 3.74 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 4.14 billion DOD, current US$ | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 5.13 billion DOD, current US$ | +23.8% |
| 1978 | 6.03 billion DOD, current US$ | +17.6% |
| 1979 | 5.59 billion DOD, current US$ | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 6.60 billion DOD, current US$ | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 7.31 billion DOD, current US$ | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 7.44 billion DOD, current US$ | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 7.93 billion DOD, current US$ | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 7.98 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 9.26 billion DOD, current US$ | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 8.84 billion DOD, current US$ | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 9.66 billion DOD, current US$ | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 10.49 billion DOD, current US$ | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 10.55 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 11.57 billion DOD, current US$ | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 11.59 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 11.71 billion DOD, current US$ | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 11.60 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 12.25 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 12.41 billion DOD, current US$ | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 12.20 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 12.01 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 12.63 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 13.10 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 11.94 billion DOD, current US$ | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 11.04 billion DOD, current US$ | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 11.97 billion DOD, current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 12.02 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 14.04 billion DOD, current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 14.01 billion DOD, current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.07 billion DOD, current US$ | -56.7% |
| 2007 | 7.85 billion DOD, current US$ | +29.3% |
| 2008 | 9.20 billion DOD, current US$ | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 11.31 billion DOD, current US$ | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 13.65 billion DOD, current US$ | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 15.37 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 15.37 billion DOD, current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.79 billion DOD, current US$, 2.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 15.37 billion DOD, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.11 billion DOD, current US$, 3.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.59 billion DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 6.03 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.61 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.60 billion DOD, current US$ | 10.55 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 11.57 billion DOD, current US$ | 13.10 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.95 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.07 billion DOD, current US$ | 14.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.51 billion DOD, current US$ | 13.65 billion DOD, current US$ | 15.37 billion DOD, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Tanzania?
- Debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Tanzania was 15.37 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.37 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Tanzania ranks 9th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Use of IMF credit denotes repurchase obligations to the IMF for all uses of IMF resources (excluding those resulting from drawings on the reserve tranche). These obligations, shown for the end of the year specified, comprise purchases outstanding under the credit tranches, including enlarged access resources, and all special facilities (the buffer stock, compensatory financing, extended fund, and oil facilities), trust fund loans, and operations under the structural adjustment and enhanced structural adjustment facilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.