Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Tanzania

Tanzania: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 52.96 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
52.96 million current US$
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
17th
of 50 countries
All-time high
103.42 million current US$
in 1993
All-time low
16,000 current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Tanzania, 1970–2011

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M1970199020111970: 16.0k current US$1971: 3.1M current US$1972: 4.5M current US$1973: 5.7M current US$1974: 8.3M current US$1975: 13.4M current US$1976: 18.5M current US$1977: 24.7M current US$1978: 34.7M current US$1979: 37.1M current US$1980: 47.8M current US$1981: 50.6M current US$1982: 55.7M current US$1983: 49.3M current US$1984: 37.5M current US$1985: 29.0M current US$1986: 40.1M current US$1987: 48.2M current US$1988: 54.3M current US$1989: 54.1M current US$1990: 52.8M current US$1991: 55.6M current US$1992: 57.7M current US$1993: 103.4M current US$1994: 62.1M current US$1995: 81.5M current US$1996: 96.3M current US$1997: 40.3M current US$1998: 94.3M current US$1999: 82.1M current US$2000: 54.7M current US$2001: 41.4M current US$2002: 37.5M current US$2003: 35.4M current US$2004: 49.3M current US$2005: 46.4M current US$2006: 41.1M current US$2007: 27.5M current US$2008: 27.4M current US$2009: 46.2M current US$2010: 50.8M current US$2011: 53.0M current US$

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 52.96 million current US$ for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Tanzania peaked at 103.42 million current US$ in 1993 and was at its lowest, 16,000 current US$, in 1970.

That places Tanzania 17th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) in Tanzania, 1970 to 2011.
Year current US$ Change
1970 16,000 current US$ —
1971 3.12 million current US$ +19418.8%
1972 4.54 million current US$ +45.4%
1973 5.73 million current US$ +26.2%
1974 8.33 million current US$ +45.4%
1975 13.43 million current US$ +61.2%
1976 18.53 million current US$ +38.0%
1977 24.72 million current US$ +33.4%
1978 34.65 million current US$ +40.2%
1979 37.09 million current US$ +7.0%
1980 47.79 million current US$ +28.8%
1981 50.59 million current US$ +5.8%
1982 55.68 million current US$ +10.1%
1983 49.28 million current US$ -11.5%
1984 37.48 million current US$ -23.9%
1985 28.95 million current US$ -22.8%
1986 40.12 million current US$ +38.5%
1987 48.24 million current US$ +20.2%
1988 54.31 million current US$ +12.6%
1989 54.11 million current US$ -0.4%
1990 52.81 million current US$ -2.4%
1991 55.65 million current US$ +5.4%
1992 57.65 million current US$ +3.6%
1993 103.42 million current US$ +79.4%
1994 62.14 million current US$ -39.9%
1995 81.53 million current US$ +31.2%
1996 96.28 million current US$ +18.1%
1997 40.27 million current US$ -58.2%
1998 94.35 million current US$ +134.3%
1999 82.08 million current US$ -13.0%
2000 54.73 million current US$ -33.3%
2001 41.38 million current US$ -24.4%
2002 37.53 million current US$ -9.3%
2003 35.44 million current US$ -5.6%
2004 49.27 million current US$ +39.0%
2005 46.39 million current US$ -5.9%
2006 41.07 million current US$ -11.5%
2007 27.52 million current US$ -33.0%
2008 27.43 million current US$ -0.3%
2009 46.20 million current US$ +68.4%
2010 50.78 million current US$ +9.9%
2011 52.96 million current US$ +4.3%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 52.96 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.86 million current US$, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 52.96 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 2.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit 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.

YearChange FromTo
1971 +19418.8% 16,000 current US$ 3.12 million current US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15.02 million current US$ 16,000 current US$ 37.09 million current US$ 10
1980s 46.66 million current US$ 28.95 million current US$ 55.68 million current US$ 10
1990s 72.62 million current US$ 40.27 million current US$ 103.42 million current US$ 10
2000s 40.70 million current US$ 27.43 million current US$ 54.73 million current US$ 10
2010s 51.87 million current US$ 50.78 million current US$ 52.96 million current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 14 Cameroon 86.35 million current US$ compare
  2. 15 Algeria 81.20 million current US$ compare
  3. 16 Cote d'Ivoire 81.09 million current US$ compare
  4. 18 Zambia 48.86 million current US$ compare
  5. 19 Zimbabwe 43.41 million current US$ compare
  6. 20 Mauritania 37.37 million current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Tanzania?
Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Tanzania was 52.96 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
What is the highest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 103.42 million current US$ in 1993.
What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 16,000 current US$ in 1970.
How does Tanzania rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
Tanzania ranks 17th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2011
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Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. 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.  IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche.