Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Tanzania
Tanzania: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 36.52 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Tanzania, 1970–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2015, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Tanzania stood at 36.52.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Tanzania peaked at 142.16 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 16.75, in 1970.
Tanzania ranks 128th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.75 | — |
| 1971 | 76.88 | +358.9% |
| 1972 | 75.45 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 75.3 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 72.17 | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 73.18 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 72.28 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 70.39 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 73.41 | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 73.13 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 77.67 | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 75.61 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 71.96 | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 73.29 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 78.64 | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 93.29 | +18.6% |
| 1986 | 72.27 | -22.5% |
| 1987 | 126.2 | +74.6% |
| 1988 | 85.93 | -31.9% |
| 1989 | 96.01 | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 136.94 | +42.6% |
| 1991 | 116.4 | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 128.73 | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 142.16 | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 138.35 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 115.13 | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 99.02 | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 78.53 | -20.7% |
| 1998 | 74.63 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 75.01 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.91 | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 57.96 | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 58.76 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 56.02 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 55.97 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 42.65 | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 28.45 | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 21.52 | -24.4% |
| 2009 | 24.36 | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 27.34 | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 27.84 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 29.15 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 30.9 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 33.8 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 36.52 | +8.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 36.52 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.81, 78% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 36.52 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.32, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +358.9% | 16.75 | 76.88 |
| 1987 | +74.6% | 72.27 | 126.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.89 | 16.75 | 76.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.09 | 71.96 | 126.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 110.49 | 74.63 | 142.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.73 | 21.52 | 65.91 | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.92 | 27.34 | 36.52 | 6 |
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 gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Tanzania?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Tanzania was 36.52 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 142.16 in 1993.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.75 in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Tanzania ranks 128th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.