Tanzania vs United Kingdom

Tanzania vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt: 47.8% of GDP in Tanzania in 2023 and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 50.5 percentage points, or 2.06 times that in Tanzania.

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% of GDP · IMF

Tanzania vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt: 47.8% of GDP in Tanzania in 2023 and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 50.5 percentage points, or 2.06 times that in Tanzania.
TanzaniaUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Tanzania.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Tanzania at 41.4% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearTanzaniaUnited Kingdom
202549.8102.1
20245099.4
202347.898.3
202244.997.1
202143.4103
202041.3104.4
201940.484.5
20184285.3
201740.185.9
201639.887.2
201539.587.3
201436.486.4
201332.784.8
201230.184
201128.481
201027.675.5
200923.964.6
200821.650.7
200723.843.1
200634.542.1
200546.141
200444.539.8
200344.436.8
200247.435.5
200150.835
2000–37.7
1999–40.5
1998–42
1997–44.1
1996–43.7
1995–43.7
1994–40.8
1993–38
1992–33.3
1991–28.5
1990–28.5
1989–32.6
1988–37.1
1987–39.3
1986–41.4
1985–41.4
1984–42.3
1983–41.9
1982–43.1
1981–44.9
1980–42.7
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearTanzaniaUnited Kingdom
202648.1102
202746.6102.5
202845.2102.3
202943.9101.6
203042.9100.9
203141.4100.2

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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