Chad vs Tanzania: Government debt
Government debt: 33.3% of GDP in Chad in 2025 and 47.8% of GDP in Tanzania in 2023, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 15.6 percentage points, or 1.48 times that in Chad.
ChadTanzania
Watch it change on the map% of GDP · IMF · log scale
Latest figures
% of GDP · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 33.3 2025 | 31.3 | 121 of 149 | 24.8 2031 |
| Tanzania | 47.8 2023 | 32.7 | — | 41.4 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Chad.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Chad at 24.8% of GDP and Tanzania at 41.4% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Chad | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.3 | 49.8 |
| 2024 | 31.4 | 50 |
| 2023 | 32.2 | 47.8 |
| 2022 | 32.1 | 44.9 |
| 2021 | 41.7 | 43.4 |
| 2020 | 41.6 | 41.3 |
| 2019 | 38.4 | 40.4 |
| 2018 | 33.8 | 42 |
| 2017 | 39.1 | 40.1 |
| 2016 | 40.2 | 39.8 |
| 2015 | 31.3 | 39.5 |
| 2014 | 29.4 | 36.4 |
| 2013 | 22.3 | 32.7 |
| 2012 | 20 | 30.1 |
| 2011 | 22.3 | 28.4 |
| 2010 | 22.9 | 27.6 |
| 2009 | 23.9 | 23.9 |
| 2008 | 15.7 | 21.6 |
| 2007 | 17.6 | 23.8 |
| 2006 | 20.1 | 34.5 |
| 2005 | 22 | 46.1 |
| 2004 | 25.2 | 44.5 |
| 2003 | 34.4 | 44.4 |
| 2002 | 42 | 47.4 |
| 2001 | 43.5 | 50.8 |
| 2000 | 52.4 | – |
| 1999 | 44.7 | – |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Chad | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31.1 | 48.1 |
| 2027 | 29.6 | 46.6 |
| 2028 | 28.6 | 45.2 |
| 2029 | 27.3 | 43.9 |
| 2030 | 25.9 | 42.9 |
| 2031 | 24.8 | 41.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time