Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Tanzania, United Republic of: External debt, end year

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
11.86 trillion current US$
in 2011
Tanzania, United Republic of
10.52 trillion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
1st

External debt, end year over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
02.5T5.0T7.5T10.0T12.5T196619882011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 11.86 trillion current US$ against 10.52 trillion current US$ in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 1.34 trillion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 1st of 6 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 26.06 billion current US$ 2.83 billion current US$ 23.23 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 1.28 trillion current US$ 4.23 billion current US$ 1.28 trillion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 8.98 trillion current US$ 7.21 trillion current US$ 1.78 trillion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 11.28 trillion current US$ 9.94 trillion current US$ 1.34 trillion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt, end year, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 11.86 trillion current US$ against 10.52 trillion current US$ in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2011.
What is the difference in external debt, end year between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of?
1.34 trillion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of?
31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for external debt, end year?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 1st of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External debt, end year (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt, end year (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 1,232 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.