Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita was 57.92 US dollar per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Tanzania, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2024, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Tanzania stood at 57.92 US dollar per person. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.9% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Tanzania peaked at 57.92 US dollar per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.75 US dollar per person, in 1992.
Tanzania ranks 159th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.75 US dollar per person | — |
| 1993 | 5.13 US dollar per person | +36.8% |
| 1994 | 4.98 US dollar per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 10.18 US dollar per person | +104.4% |
| 1996 | 9.85 US dollar per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 11.84 US dollar per person | +20.2% |
| 1998 | 12.1 US dollar per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 11.34 US dollar per person | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 14.93 US dollar per person | +31.7% |
| 2001 | 32.75 US dollar per person | +119.3% |
| 2002 | 32.02 US dollar per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 34.22 US dollar per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 32.4 US dollar per person | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 38.49 US dollar per person | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 41.53 US dollar per person | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 39.58 US dollar per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 32.24 US dollar per person | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 40.49 US dollar per person | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 42.38 US dollar per person | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 41.33 US dollar per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 35.83 US dollar per person | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 36.95 US dollar per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 35.14 US dollar per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 40.26 US dollar per person | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 35.37 US dollar per person | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 37.87 US dollar per person | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 38.4 US dollar per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 37.71 US dollar per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 38.72 US dollar per person | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 38.66 US dollar per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 33.48 US dollar per person | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 43.9 US dollar per person | +31.1% |
| 2024 | 57.92 US dollar per person | +31.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 57.92 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 240.97 US dollar per person, 24% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 57.92 US dollar per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 171.92 US dollar per person, 34% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +119.3% | 14.93 US dollar per person | 32.75 US dollar per person |
| 1995 | +104.4% | 4.98 US dollar per person | 10.18 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.65 US dollar per person | 3.75 US dollar per person | 12.1 US dollar per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 33.86 US dollar per person | 14.93 US dollar per person | 41.53 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.12 US dollar per person | 35.14 US dollar per person | 42.38 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.54 US dollar per person | 33.48 US dollar per person | 57.92 US dollar per person | 5 |
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)
- Net financial flows, IDA 1.26 billion NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Tanzania?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Tanzania was 57.92 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 57.92 US dollar per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.75 US dollar per person in 1992.
- How does Tanzania rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Tanzania ranks 159th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
- 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
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.