Tanzania recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 48.20 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Tanzania averaged 38.30 percent of GDP from 2001 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 50.80 percent of GDP in 2001 and a record low of 21.70 percent of GDP in 2008. source: Bank of Tanzania

Government Debt to GDP in Tanzania is expected to reach 47.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Tanzania Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 46.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and 45.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 32.00 Feb 2026
Government Budget -3.40 -3.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt 15485.00 15742.50 USD Million Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 48.20 47.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Holidays
Military Expenditure 920.80 946.20 USD Million Dec 2024


Tanzania Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
48.20 47.40 50.80 21.70 2001 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly