External debt, end year in Tanzania

Tanzania: External debt, end year was 16.94 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
16.94 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 28.6%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
16.94 trillion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
0 current LCU
in 1981
Years of data
31
1981–2011

External debt, end year in Tanzania, 1981–2011

05.0T10.0T15.0T1981199620111981: 0 current LCU1982: 0 current LCU1983: 0 current LCU1984: 51.5M current LCU1985: 52.6M current LCU1986: 213.3M current LCU1987: 402.5M current LCU1988: 654.9M current LCU1989: 1.0B current LCU1990: 1.2B current LCU1991: 1.3B current LCU1992: 1.9B current LCU1993: 2.8B current LCU1994: 3.2B current LCU1995: 4.4B current LCU1996: 4.1B current LCU1997: 0 current LCU1998: 6 current LCU1999: 2 current LCU2000: 6.0T current LCU2001: 6.5T current LCU2002: 7.0T current LCU2003: 8.2T current LCU2004: 8.9T current LCU2005: 9.3T current LCU2006: 5.8T current LCU2007: 7.3T current LCU2008: 8.4T current LCU2009: 10.8T current LCU2010: 13.2T current LCU2011: 16.9T current LCU

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 Mozambique 107.87 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 3 Guinea 9.71 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 4 Zambia 9.56 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 5 Uganda 6.11 trillion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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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

Indicator
External debt, end year (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,123 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 local currency.