Tanzania vs Zimbabwe

Tanzania vs Zimbabwe: Government debt

Government debt: 47.8% of GDP in Tanzania in 2023 and 38% of GDP in Zimbabwe in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 28.3 percentage points, or 1.59 times that in Tanzania.

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% of GDP · IMF

Tanzania vs Zimbabwe: Government debtGovernment debt: 47.8% of GDP in Tanzania in 2023 and 38% of GDP in Zimbabwe in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 28.3 percentage points, or 1.59 times that in Tanzania.
TanzaniaZimbabweIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Zimbabwe has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Tanzania.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Tanzania at 41.4% of GDP and Zimbabwe at 25.7% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearTanzaniaZimbabwe
202549.838
20245070.4
202347.876.1
202244.966.8
202143.439.9
202041.356.8
201940.453.9
20184233
201740.149
201639.835.1
201539.534.1
201436.429.2
201332.726.4
201230.127.2
201128.430
201027.633.2
200923.939.7
200821.641.3
200723.830.2
200634.526.7
200546.122.4
200444.5–
200344.4–
200247.4–
200150.8–
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearTanzaniaZimbabwe
202648.133.5
202746.630.6
202845.230.2
202943.928.2
203042.926.7
203141.425.7

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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