🇹🇿 Tanzania National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Tanzania government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $46.0 billion, growing at $52 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 50%. Per-citizen share: $634.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Tanzania ranks 81st by debt-to-GDP, 84th by total debt and 125th by debt per person.
About Tanzania's National Debt
Tanzania keeps debt at moderate, largely concessional levels, borrowing for infrastructure and energy projects while maintaining one of East Africa's steadier macroeconomic records.
Tanzania's debt-to-GDP ratio of 50% is moderate: higher than 40% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Tanzania ranks 84th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $52 per second, Tanzania adds about $4 million to its government debt every day — roughly $1.6 billion per year. Each of Tanzania's 73 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $634. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Tanzania National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Tanzania's national debt right now?
Tanzania's national debt is approximately $46.0 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $52 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 50% and each citizen's share is about $634.
How fast is Tanzania's debt growing?
Tanzania's government debt is growing at approximately $52 per second — about $4 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Tanzania's debt per capita?
Each of Tanzania's 73 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $634 of the national debt.
What is Tanzania's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Tanzania's debt-to-GDP ratio is 50%. That is higher than 40% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Tanzania's government debt at this level?
Tanzania keeps debt at moderate, largely concessional levels, borrowing for infrastructure and energy projects while maintaining one of East Africa's steadier macroeconomic records.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 44,643,851,728 + 52 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=tz (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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