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Government debt in Tanzania

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Tanzania's government debt is 49.70 % — #54 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

49.70%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.5 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Tanzania over time

50.80 %34.10 %17.40 %50.80 % · 200117.40 % · 20062001: 50.80 %2002: 47.40 %2003: 44.40 %2004: 44.50 %2005: 25.40 %2006: 17.40 %2007: 23.80 %2008: 21.60 %2009: 23.90 %2010: 27.60 %2011: 28.40 %2012: 30.00 %2013: 32.70 %2014: 36.40 %2015: 39.50 %2016: 39.80 %2017: 40.10 %2018: 42.00 %2019: 40.40 %2020: 41.30 %2021: 43.40 %2022: 44.90 %2023: 47.80 %2024: 49.90 %2025: 49.70 %20012013202549.70 %
25 official observations, 2001 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#54 of 124
lower is better
Ranked behind
56 %
70 of 124 countries
Latest move
▼ 0.20 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
1.10 pp
peak 50.80 % in 2001
Full series
▼ 1.10 pp
since 2001

In Africa: #7 of 20vs median 54.55 %: −4.85 pp (better)

Among 124 countries

5 of 124 countries between 12.30 % and 17.86 %4 of 124 countries between 17.86 % and 23.42 %9 of 124 countries between 23.42 % and 28.97 %9 of 124 countries between 28.97 % and 34.53 %9 of 124 countries between 34.53 % and 40.09 %11 of 124 countries between 40.09 % and 45.65 %8 of 124 countries between 45.65 % and 51.21 %11 of 124 countries between 51.21 % and 56.77 %8 of 124 countries between 56.77 % and 62.32 %7 of 124 countries between 62.32 % and 67.88 %6 of 124 countries between 67.88 % and 73.44 %5 of 124 countries between 73.44 % and 79.00 %6 of 124 countries between 79.00 % and 84.56 %7 of 124 countries between 84.56 % and 90.12 %2 of 124 countries between 90.12 % and 95.67 %3 of 124 countries between 95.67 % and 101.23 %4 of 124 countries between 101.23 % and 106.79 %1 of 124 countries between 106.79 % and 112.35 %2 of 124 countries between 112.35 % and 117.91 %1 of 124 countries between 123.47 % and 129.02 %2 of 124 countries between 134.58 % and 140.14 %4 of 124 countries between 140.14 % and 145.70 %median 54.40 %Tanzania: ahead of 56 % of the 124 countries with a published government debtTanzania 49.70 %12.30 %145.70 %
Half of all 124 countries sit between 36.00 % and 80.30 %. Tanzania is ahead of 56 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Tanzania
52 Ghana48.80 %−0.90 pp
53 Armenia49.00 %−0.70 pp
54 Tanzania49.70 %—
55 Australia51.00 %+1.30 pp
56 Angola51.30 %+1.60 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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