Tanzania recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 49.70 percent in 2025, according to estimates. Government Debt to GDP in Tanzania averaged 38.76 percent of GDP from 2001 until 2025, 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 49.10 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, 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 50.20 percent of GDP in 2027 and 50.90 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 32.00 May 2026
Government Budget -3.40 -3.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Debt 14917.30 15253.70 USD Million Mar 2026
Government Debt to GDP 49.70 48.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
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Military Expenditure 1030.50 929.50 USD Million Dec 2025


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
49.70 48.20 50.80 21.70 2001 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly