External borrowing, net in Tanzania
Tanzania: External borrowing, net was 1.08 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
External borrowing, net in Tanzania, 1981–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 1.08 trillion current LCU for external borrowing, net in 2011.
The figure is down 21.9% on the previous year and up 1,092.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external borrowing, net in Tanzania peaked at 1.38 trillion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, -40.80 billion current LCU, in 1996.
Tanzania ranks 3rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.23 billion current LCU | -3.25 billion current LCU | 7.32 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.92 billion current LCU | -40.80 billion current LCU | 50.00 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 430.77 billion current LCU | 90.35 billion current LCU | 956.37 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 trillion current LCU | 1.08 trillion current LCU | 1.38 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 1 Mozambique 21.95 trillion current LCU compare
- 2 Zambia 1.52 trillion current LCU compare
- 4 Uganda 1.02 trillion current LCU compare
- 5 Congo 646.76 billion current LCU compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 591.26 billion current LCU compare
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,453 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2015)
- Share of the population using the Internet 31.2% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 14.37 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.2464 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 168,955 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 2.5 per 100 population (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external borrowing, net in Tanzania?
- External borrowing, net in Tanzania was 1.08 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external borrowing, net recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 trillion current LCU in 2010.
- What is the lowest external borrowing, net recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -40.80 billion current LCU in 1996.
- How does Tanzania rank for external borrowing, net?
- Tanzania ranks 3rd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is external borrowing, net rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,092.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External borrowing, net (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Financing from abroad (obtained from nonresidents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other. Data are in current local currency.