Tanzania's net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) was US$533.82 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 142.98% from US$219.7 million in 2014 (9.28% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$533.82 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$122.89 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$219.7 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$905 million | 2023 |
| Lowest | −US$9.44 million | 2008 |
| Average since 2015 | US$335.53 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$9.44 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Tanzania's net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) fell US$371.19 million on 2023 (from US$905 million to US$533.82 million).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2023), the average change was +US$60.96 million and a typical year strayed about US$190.62 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$575.43 million in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was US$371.19 million in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$44.04 million a year. A straight line explains 31% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Tanzania had the 15th highest value of the 79 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | US$533.82 million | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$27 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Tanzania in the 2024 ranking
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 12th of 79: US$1.05 billion
- Morocco — 13th of 79: US$942.97 million
- Pakistan — 14th of 79: US$779.96 million
- Georgia — 16th of 79: US$525.91 million
- Albania — 17th of 79: US$427.28 million
- Azerbaijan — 18th of 79: US$368.86 million
What this measures
Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 17 values
| Year | Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 533,815,000 |
| 2023 | 905,000,000 |
| 2022 | 329,573,000 |
| 2021 | 159,876,000 |
| 2020 | 263,273,000 |
| 2019 | 122,889,000 |
| 2018 | 162,152,000 |
| 2017 | 370,617,000 |
| 2016 | 386,148,000 |
| 2015 | 121,923,000 |
Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$315.18 million (2024)
- Benin — US$504.98 million (2023)
- Burkina Faso — US$68.23 million (2024)
- Cameroon — −US$53.46 million (2024)
- Côte d'Ivoire — −US$141.21 million (2024)
- Eswatini — −US$37.85 million (2024)
- Ghana — −US$1.24 billion (2024)
- Guinea-Bissau — −US$23.6 million (2020)
More economic policy & debt data for Tanzania
- GDP (current US$) — US$90.14 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 229.06 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$78.82 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 156.85 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$1,319 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 3.35 million (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,153 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 2.29 million (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$88.07 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 223.78 trillion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 3.27 million (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Tanzania's net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$)?
- US$533.82 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2008?
- It is up 5,757% from −US$9.44 million in 2008. The highest value was US$905 million in 2023 and the lowest −US$9.44 million in 2008.
- How does Tanzania rank?
- 15th highest of 79 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) unusual for Tanzania?
- In 2024, Tanzania's net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) fell US$371.19 million on 2023 (from US$905 million to US$533.82 million). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2023), the average change was +US$60.96 million and a typical year strayed about US$190.62 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.DPNG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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