How does Tanzania rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Tanzania ranks 45th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tanzania

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tanzania
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Tanzania: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.39 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.39 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 9.0%

World rank

45th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.939 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1993

All-time low

0.0608 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tanzania, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 0.39 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Tanzania peaked at 0.939 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0608 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.

That places Tanzania 45th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tanzania, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0608 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.3749 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+516.6%
1972	0.3692 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1973	0.3709 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1974	0.3351 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1975	0.326 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1976	0.3199 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1977	0.3316 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1978	0.3257 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1979	0.2849 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
1980	0.2892 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1981	0.2781 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1982	0.2673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1983	0.2826 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1984	0.3096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
1985	0.3024 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1986	0.4082 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.0%
1987	0.618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+51.4%
1988	0.7091 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
1989	0.8224 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.0%
1990	0.9336 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.5%
1991	0.8063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
1992	0.8772 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1993	0.939 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1994	0.9359 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1995	0.8138 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
1996	0.6473 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.5%
1997	0.5392 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.7%
1998	0.5199 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1999	0.5169 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2000	0.4477 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
2001	0.4083 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2002	0.4251 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
2003	0.3955 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2004	0.4218 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2005	0.3826 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2006	0.1637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-57.2%
2007	0.1801 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
2008	0.1655 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
2009	0.1949 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.8%
2010	0.2157 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
2011	0.2262 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
2012	0.2353 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
2013	0.2552 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
2014	0.2762 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2015	0.3273 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
2016	0.3302 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2017	0.3449 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
2018	0.3409 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2019	0.3458 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2020	0.3338 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2021	0.3339 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2022	0.3239 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2023	0.3577 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
2024	0.39 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.3099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0608 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3749 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.4287 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2673 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8224 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.7529 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5169 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.939 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.3185 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1637 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4477 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2898 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2157 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3458 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.3478 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3239 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.39 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Tanzania

42 Colombia 0.4203 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
43 Ecuador 0.4024 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
44 Saint Lucia 0.3994 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
46 Bulgaria 0.3896 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
47 Tajikistan 0.3882 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
48 Dominican Republic 0.3872 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More external debt data for Tanzania

IFC, private nonguaranteed -34.19 million NFL, US$ (2024)
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)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.3% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 1.40 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
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, IBRD -2.87 million NFL, current US$ (2004)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 11.2% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Tanzania?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Tanzania was 0.39 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 0.939 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0608 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does Tanzania rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Tanzania ranks 45th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.