External debt, end year in Tanzania
Tanzania: External debt, end year was 16.94 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Tanzania, 1981–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 16.94 trillion current LCU for external debt, end year in 2011. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 28.6% on the previous year and up 159.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Tanzania peaked at 16.94 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 1981.
That places Tanzania 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt, end year in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1982 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1983 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1984 | 51.50 million current LCU | — |
| 1985 | 52.60 million current LCU | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 213.30 million current LCU | +305.5% |
| 1987 | 402.50 million current LCU | +88.7% |
| 1988 | 654.90 million current LCU | +62.7% |
| 1989 | 1.01 billion current LCU | +54.6% |
| 1990 | 1.18 billion current LCU | +16.2% |
| 1991 | 1.35 billion current LCU | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 1.94 billion current LCU | +43.7% |
| 1993 | 2.79 billion current LCU | +43.7% |
| 1994 | 3.21 billion current LCU | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 4.39 billion current LCU | +36.8% |
| 1996 | 4.10 billion current LCU | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0 current LCU | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 6 current LCU | — |
| 1999 | 2 current LCU | -66.7% |
| 2000 | 5.99 trillion current LCU | +299436999999900.0% |
| 2001 | 6.54 trillion current LCU | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 7.03 trillion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 8.16 trillion current LCU | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 8.86 trillion current LCU | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 9.29 trillion current LCU | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 5.83 trillion current LCU | -37.2% |
| 2007 | 7.28 trillion current LCU | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 8.38 trillion current LCU | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 10.76 trillion current LCU | +28.4% |
| 2010 | 13.17 trillion current LCU | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 16.94 trillion current LCU | +28.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 16.94 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 103.62 billion current LCU, 163.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 16.94 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.85 billion current LCU, 158.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt, end year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +299436999999900.0% | 2 current LCU | 5.99 trillion current LCU |
| 1986 | +305.5% | 52.60 million current LCU | 213.30 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 265.28 million current LCU | 0 current LCU | 1.01 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.90 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 4.39 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.81 trillion current LCU | 5.83 trillion current LCU | 10.76 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.06 trillion current LCU | 13.17 trillion current LCU | 16.94 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More science & technology data for Tanzania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.56 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 79.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 20.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 23.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,453 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Tanzania?
- External debt, end year in Tanzania was 16.94 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.94 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 1981.
- How does Tanzania rank for external debt, end year?
- Tanzania ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.0%. 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 debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 local currency.