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Tanzania

Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 10.2%
Current prices2025
87USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 7.0%
Current prices2025
1,292USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.4 pp
Annual change2025
5.9%
Inflation▲ 0.3 pp
Average consumer prices2025
3.3%
Government debt▼ 0.2 pp
General government, gross2025
49.7% of GDP
Current account▲ 0.4 pp
Balance2025
-2.4% of GDP
Population▲ 3.0%
Total2025
67.62million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.08.51995: 3.6%1996: 4.5%1997: 3.5%1998: 3.7%1999: 4.8%2000: 4.9%2001: 6.0%2002: 7.2%2003: 6.9%2004: 7.8%2005: 7.4%2006: 4.7%2007: 8.5%2008: 5.6%2009: 5.4%2010: 6.4%2011: 7.9%2012: 5.1%2013: 6.8%2014: 6.7%2015: 6.2%2016: 6.9%2017: 6.7%2018: 7.0%2019: 6.9%2020: 4.5%2021: 4.8%2022: 4.7%2023: 5.1%2024: 5.5%2025: 5.9%2026: 5.9% (IMF projection)2027: 6.1% (IMF projection)2028: 6.3% (IMF projection)2029: 6.3% (IMF projection)2030: 6.3% (IMF projection)2031: 6.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.026.81995: 26.8%1996: 21.0%1997: 16.1%1998: 12.8%1999: 7.9%2000: 6.0%2001: 5.1%2002: 4.6%2003: 4.4%2004: 4.1%2005: 4.4%2006: 7.3%2007: 7.0%2008: 10.3%2009: 12.1%2010: 7.2%2011: 12.7%2012: 16.0%2013: 7.9%2014: 6.1%2015: 5.6%2016: 5.2%2017: 5.3%2018: 3.5%2019: 3.4%2020: 3.3%2021: 3.7%2022: 4.4%2023: 3.8%2024: 3.1%2025: 3.3%2026: 4.0% (IMF projection)2027: 4.3% (IMF projection)2028: 4.0% (IMF projection)2029: 4.0% (IMF projection)2030: 4.0% (IMF projection)2031: 4.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %4.84.75.15.55.95.96.16.36.36.3
Inflation, average consumer prices %3.74.43.83.13.34.04.34.04.04.0
GDP, current prices USD bn687478798795104114125137
GDP per capita, current prices USD1,1321,1991,2301,2071,2921,3621,4461,5421,6431,749
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD3,4083,7093,9264,1204,3554,6074,8505,0875,3435,613
General government gross debt % of GDP43.444.947.849.949.748.747.546.245.144.0
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-3.5-3.9-3.7-3.0-3.0-3.2-3.2-3.2-3.2-3.2
Current account balance % of GDP-3.5-7.4-3.8-2.8-2.4-2.3-2.1-2.0-2.0-2.0
Population million60.0661.8763.7365.6567.6269.6571.7573.9076.1378.42

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.050.82001: 51%2002: 47%2003: 44%2004: 45%2005: 25%2006: 17%2007: 24%2008: 22%2009: 24%2010: 28%2011: 28%2012: 30%2013: 33%2014: 36%2015: 40%2016: 40%2017: 40%2018: 42%2019: 40%2020: 41%2021: 43%2022: 45%2023: 48%2024: 50%2025: 50%2026: 49% (IMF projection)2027: 47% (IMF projection)2028: 46% (IMF projection)2029: 45% (IMF projection)2030: 44% (IMF projection)2031: 43% (IMF projection)IMF projection200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-11.60.02000: -3.2%2001: -2.5%2002: -1.3%2003: -1.1%2004: -3.2%2005: -5.3%2006: -7.1%2007: -8.4%2008: -7.7%2009: -7.4%2010: -7.4%2011: -10.4%2012: -11.6%2013: -10.7%2014: -9.8%2015: -7.7%2016: -4.2%2017: -2.8%2018: -4.2%2019: -2.3%2020: -2.3%2021: -3.5%2022: -7.4%2023: -3.8%2024: -2.8%2025: -2.4%2026: -2.3% (IMF projection)2027: -2.1% (IMF projection)2028: -2.0% (IMF projection)2029: -2.0% (IMF projection)2030: -2.0% (IMF projection)2031: -2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199530.19.24.624.5
200524.622.99.045.1
201526.724.57.940.4
202522.929.8–28.8

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method1,270USD2025+30.9%
GNI, Atlas method87USD bn2025+77.0%
Exports of goods and services19.0% of GDP2025+1.9 pp
Imports of goods and services20.0% of GDP2025-3.7 pp
Life expectancy at birth67.2years2024+6.1%
Urban population36.9% of total2025+5.7 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)