Foreign debt rose 5.92% to USD 19,584 bil in Tanzania in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Tanzania reached an all time high of USD 19,584 bil in 2019 and an all time low of USD 197 bil in 1970. When compared to Tanzania's main peers, foreign debt in Kenya amounted to USD 34,217 bil, USD 20,354 bil in Mozambique, USD 13,971 bil in Uganda and USD 27,341 bil in Zambia in 2019.
Tanzania has been ranked 43rd within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | USD bil | 49,781 | 58,447 | 59,758 | 63,802 | 64,776 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | USD bil | 7,106 | 6,800 | 6,920 | 6,849 | 7,569 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | USD bil | 20,443 | 23,396 | 26,170 | 27,842 | 28,377 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | USD bil | 19,784 | 21,058 | 26,951 | 31,434 | 34,969 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | USD bil | 1,721 | 1,847 | 2,162 | 2,266 | 2,429 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD bil | 38,480 | 43,219 | 46,335 | 50,219 | 54,659 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | USD bil | 3,452 | 4,319 | 5,076 | 5,681 | 6,515 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | USD bil | 2,771 | 2,745 | 2,834 | 5,558 | 5,621 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | USD bil | 127,739 | 144,048 | 175,007 | 180,180 | 190,735 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tanzania | USD bil | 18,159 | 19,449 | 21,430 | 22,362 | 24,173 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | USD bil | 9,571 | 10,086 | 11,673 | 12,315 | 13,971 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD bil | 11,779 | 15,221 | 22,955 | 23,526 | 27,254 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | USD bil | 9,648 | 11,467 | 12,513 | 12,623 | 12,247 |
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