Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita was 7.34 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Tanzania, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Tanzania stood at 7.34 TDS, current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.7% on the previous year and up 335.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Tanzania peaked at 7.34 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0253 TDS, current US$ per person, in 1970.
Tanzania ranks 93rd of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0253 TDS, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0544 TDS, current US$ per person | +115.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1195 TDS, current US$ per person | +119.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1788 TDS, current US$ per person | +49.7% |
| 1974 | 0.241 TDS, current US$ per person | +34.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5694 TDS, current US$ per person | +136.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6183 TDS, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8811 TDS, current US$ per person | +42.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9474 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 1.16 TDS, current US$ per person | +22.2% |
| 1980 | 1.37 TDS, current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 1.52 TDS, current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 1.62 TDS, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 1.69 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 1.91 TDS, current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 2.34 TDS, current US$ per person | +22.0% |
| 1986 | 2.7 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 2.88 TDS, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 2.74 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 2.53 TDS, current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 2.75 TDS, current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 3.68 TDS, current US$ per person | +33.7% |
| 1992 | 3.15 TDS, current US$ per person | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 3.15 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.45 TDS, current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 4.44 TDS, current US$ per person | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 3.86 TDS, current US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 3.13 TDS, current US$ per person | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 3.08 TDS, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.44 TDS, current US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 2000 | 1.54 TDS, current US$ per person | -36.8% |
| 2001 | 1.94 TDS, current US$ per person | +25.6% |
| 2002 | 1.25 TDS, current US$ per person | -35.4% |
| 2003 | 1.29 TDS, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.73 TDS, current US$ per person | +34.4% |
| 2005 | 1.64 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.39 TDS, current US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7384 TDS, current US$ per person | -46.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7919 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8076 TDS, current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1 TDS, current US$ per person | +35.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3 TDS, current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 1.36 TDS, current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.47 TDS, current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 1.69 TDS, current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 1.82 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 2.09 TDS, current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 2.48 TDS, current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 2.76 TDS, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 3.12 TDS, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 3.63 TDS, current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 4.41 TDS, current US$ per person | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 5.09 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 5.93 TDS, current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 7.34 TDS, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 7.34 TDS, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.61 TDS, current US$ per person, 47% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 7.34 TDS, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.47 TDS, current US$ per person, 87% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +136.2% | 0.241 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.5694 TDS, current US$ per person |
| 1972 | +119.7% | 0.0544 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.1195 TDS, current US$ per person |
| 1971 | +115.2% | 0.0253 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.0544 TDS, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4793 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.0253 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.16 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.37 TDS, current US$ per person | 2.88 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.31 TDS, current US$ per person | 2.44 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.44 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.7384 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.94 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.1 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.12 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.28 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.63 TDS, current US$ per person | 7.34 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 90 Ghana 8.43 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 91 Niger 8.32 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 92 Mali 7.39 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 94 India 7.21 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 95 Comoros 7.15 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 96 Guinea-Bissau 6.77 TDS, current US$ per person compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Tanzania?
- Multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita in Tanzania was 7.34 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0253 TDS, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 93rd out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 335.3%. 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 Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Multilateral debt service International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.