Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) was 16.87 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors in Tanzania, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 16.87 million current US$ for interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in 2011.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 1,562.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Tanzania peaked at 20.35 million current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1970.
That places Tanzania 16th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 304,000 current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 214,000 current US$ | -29.6% |
| 1973 | 19,000 current US$ | -91.1% |
| 1974 | 41,000 current US$ | +115.8% |
| 1975 | 122,000 current US$ | +197.6% |
| 1976 | 711,000 current US$ | +482.8% |
| 1977 | 1.97 million current US$ | +176.5% |
| 1978 | 5.02 million current US$ | +155.5% |
| 1979 | 5.48 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 6.95 million current US$ | +26.8% |
| 1981 | 7.47 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 10.95 million current US$ | +46.6% |
| 1983 | 5.98 million current US$ | -45.4% |
| 1984 | 897,000 current US$ | -85.0% |
| 1985 | 727,000 current US$ | -19.0% |
| 1986 | 1.41 million current US$ | +93.3% |
| 1987 | 2.40 million current US$ | +71.0% |
| 1988 | 4.33 million current US$ | +80.1% |
| 1989 | 4.60 million current US$ | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 3.29 million current US$ | -28.3% |
| 1991 | 3.51 million current US$ | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 5.48 million current US$ | +56.2% |
| 1993 | 4.63 million current US$ | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 667,000 current US$ | -85.6% |
| 1995 | 3.45 million current US$ | +416.6% |
| 1996 | 4.71 million current US$ | +36.7% |
| 1997 | 1.60 million current US$ | -66.1% |
| 1998 | 1.64 million current US$ | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 10.86 million current US$ | +561.5% |
| 2000 | 1.99 million current US$ | -81.7% |
| 2001 | 1.01 million current US$ | -48.9% |
| 2002 | 1.08 million current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 14,000 current US$ | -98.7% |
| 2004 | 1.74 million current US$ | +12357.1% |
| 2005 | 1.96 million current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 3.63 million current US$ | +84.8% |
| 2007 | 3.32 million current US$ | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 5.88 million current US$ | +76.9% |
| 2009 | 20.35 million current US$ | +246.3% |
| 2010 | 19.21 million current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 16.87 million current US$ | -12.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 16.87 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.87 million current US$, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 16.87 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 127,000 current US$, 132.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +12357.1% | 14,000 current US$ | 1.74 million current US$ |
| 1999 | +561.5% | 1.64 million current US$ | 10.86 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.39 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 5.48 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.57 million current US$ | 727,000 current US$ | 10.95 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.98 million current US$ | 667,000 current US$ | 10.86 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.10 million current US$ | 14,000 current US$ | 20.35 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.04 million current US$ | 16.87 million current US$ | 19.21 million 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 interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Tanzania?
- Interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Tanzania was 16.87 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 20.35 million current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest interest payments, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for interest payments, ppg and png private creditors?
- Tanzania ranks 16th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, ppg and png private creditors rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,562.2%. 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, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Interest payments (LINT) are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Interest payments (LINT) 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.