Chad vs Tanzania

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.

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% of GDP · IMF

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Chad vs Tanzania: Government debtGovernment 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.
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Latest figures

% of GDP · IMF

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025Projected
Chad33.3 202531.3121 of 14924.8 2031
Tanzania47.8 202332.7—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

YearChadTanzania
202533.349.8
202431.450
202332.247.8
202232.144.9
202141.743.4
202041.641.3
201938.440.4
201833.842
201739.140.1
201640.239.8
201531.339.5
201429.436.4
201322.332.7
20122030.1
201122.328.4
201022.927.6
200923.923.9
200815.721.6
200717.623.8
200620.134.5
20052246.1
200425.244.5
200334.444.4
20024247.4
200143.550.8
200052.4–
199944.7–
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearChadTanzania
202631.148.1
202729.646.6
202828.645.2
202927.343.9
203025.942.9
203124.841.4

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.

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