Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) (current US$) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) (current US$) was 1.53 billion current US$ in 2006. ▼ Falling
Latest (2006)
1.53 billion current US$
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 29 countries
All-time high
2.52 billion current US$
in 1996
All-time low
1.06 billion current US$
in 2001
Years of data
16
1991–2006
Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) in Tanzania, 1991–2006
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 1.53 billion current US$ for total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) in 2006.
That represents a change of down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) in Tanzania peaked at 2.52 billion current US$ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.06 billion current US$, in 2001.
That places Tanzania 5th out of 29 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) (current US$) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.49 billion current US$ | — |
| 1992 | 1.51 billion current US$ | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.81 billion current US$ | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 2.08 billion current US$ | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 2.41 billion current US$ | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 2.52 billion current US$ | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 1.82 billion current US$ | -27.6% |
| 1998 | 1.86 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.07 billion current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 1.35 billion current US$ | -34.6% |
| 2001 | 1.06 billion current US$ | -21.8% |
| 2002 | 1.17 billion current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 1.34 billion current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 1.53 billion current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 1.53 billion current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.53 billion current US$ | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.53 billion current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30.20 million current US$, 50.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.53 billion current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.70 million current US$, 31.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.95 billion current US$ | 1.49 billion current US$ | 2.52 billion current US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.36 billion current US$ | 1.06 billion current US$ | 1.53 billion current US$ | 7 |
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 total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) in Tanzania?
- Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) in Tanzania was 1.53 billion current US$ in 2006, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 billion current US$ in 1996.
- What is the lowest total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 billion current US$ in 2001.
- How does Tanzania rank for total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments)?
- Tanzania ranks 5th out of 29 countries with data for 2006.
- Is total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Total stock of arrears (principal and interest payments) (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Principal and interest payments due but not paid.