Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) was 42.86 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Tanzania, 2002–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 42.86 for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Tanzania peaked at 49.86 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.44, in 2006.
Tanzania ranks 118th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 47.37 | — |
| 2003 | 44.38 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 44.52 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 25.36 | -43.0% |
| 2006 | 17.44 | -31.2% |
| 2007 | 23.75 | +36.2% |
| 2008 | 21.64 | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 23.93 | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 27.61 | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 28.43 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 30.05 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 32.68 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 36.41 | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 39.52 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 39.8 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 40.11 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 42.03 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 40.44 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 41.27 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 43.39 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 44.85 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 47.8 | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 49.86 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 49.59 | -0.6% |
| 2026 | 48.26 | -2.7% |
| 2027 | 46.71 | -3.2% |
| 2028 | 45.24 | -3.1% |
| 2029 | 43.97 | -2.8% |
| 2030 | 42.86 | -2.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 42.86 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.18, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 42.86 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.18, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -43.0% | 44.52 | 25.36 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.05 | 17.44 | 47.37 | 8 |
| 2010s | 35.71 | 27.61 | 42.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.09 | 41.27 | 49.86 | 10 |
| 2030s | 42.86 | 42.86 | 42.86 | 1 |
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 gdp in Tanzania?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Tanzania was 42.86 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 49.86 in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.44 in 2006.
- How does Tanzania rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Tanzania ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2030.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October