Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) was 1.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Tanzania, 2013–2019
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 1.0% for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Tanzania ranks 100th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.3% | — |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -6.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1%, 9% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.3%, 11% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More financial sector data for Tanzania
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.8467 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Tanzania?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Tanzania was 1.0% in 2019, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- How does Tanzania rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Tanzania ranks 100th out of 116 countries with data for 2019.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.