ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Tanzania

Sub-Saharan Africa. Lower middle income. Capital: Dodoma. Population 70,545,865 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
1,729 2,754 3,778 1995 2025 3,821
GDP growth (%)
2.1 4.8 7.6 1995 2025 5.9
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
3.5 15.2 26.9 1995 2025 3.3
Life expectancy at birth (years)
51.3 59.1 66.9 1995 2024 67.2

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 3,821 2025 +371 +709 172 of 199
GDP growth% 5.9% 2025 +3.9 pp −0.3 pp 36 of 209
GDP per person growth% 2.9% 2025 +3.9 pp +0.1 pp 86 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 1,270 2025 +210 +300 179 of 201
Trade% of GDP 39.0% 2025 +11.0 pp −1.8 pp 164 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 1.9% 2025 +0.5 pp −1.3 pp 105 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 3.3% 2025 0.0 pp −2.3 pp 84 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 1.6% 2025 −0.2 pp −0.4 pp 175 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 70,545,865 2025 +9,573,067 +18,524,903 21 of 217
Population growth% annual 2.9% 2025 −0.1 pp −0.4 pp 16 of 217
Urban population% of total 36.9% 2025 +3.0 pp +5.7 pp 180 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 67.2 2024 +1.2 +3.8 176 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 28.7 2024 −5.8 −13.4 50 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 3.1% 2023 −1.3 pp −1.6 pp 177 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 78.2% 2022 +0.3 pp +0.1 pp 59 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 3.2% 2024 −0.4 pp −0.2 pp 124 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 31.2% 2024 +14.6 pp +24.2 pp 167 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 52.4% 2024 +14.7 pp +28.9 pp 199 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 40.5 2018 * +2.7 +0.2 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 51.3% 2018 * −0.2 pp −10.6 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 78.3% 2021 −3.4 pp −9.3 pp 20 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 3,435 +2.1 6,095 3,781 182 +2.1% 8% 7%
GDP growth 5.3% +0.4 4.3% 4.6% 1.4 – – –
GDP per person growth 2.1% +0.7 2.7% 2.5% 1.3 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 1,078 +1.8 2,750 1,355 107 +2.7% 4% 4%
Trade 34.7% +1.0 69.0% 59.9% 4.4 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 2.0% −0.1 1.9% 2.0% 0.5 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 4.1% −0.9 3.6% 3.5% 0.9 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 1.8% −1.2 5.1% 5.4% 0.2 – – –
Population 60,180,270 +1.9 12,348,573 14,957,094 5,536,316 +3.1% 2,407% 1,980%
Population growth 3.1% −1.2 1.7% 2.3% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 33.6% +2.0 50.9% 44.9% 1.6 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 65.5 +1.3 67.9 64.3 1.3 – – –
Infant mortality 35.6 −1.6 28.7 37.2 4.3 – – –
Health spending 3.8% −1.5 4.5% 4.4% 0.5 – – –
Government spending on education 3.6% −1.0 4.0% 3.3% 0.5 – – –
Internet users 17.5% +2.0 57.9% 36.8% 7.0 – – –
Access to electricity 36.4% +2.0 88.7% 57.8% 8.1 – – –
Renewable energy 83.1% −2.1 42.5% 70.6% 2.3 – – –

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