Consumer price index in Tanzania
Tanzania: Consumer price index was 231.54 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Consumer price index in Tanzania, 1965–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 231.54 2010 = 100 for consumer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Tanzania peaked at 231.54 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0981 2010 = 100, in 1965.
Tanzania ranks 46th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1258 2010 = 100 | 0.0981 2010 = 100 | 0.1626 2010 = 100 | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.2879 2010 = 100 | 0.1683 2010 = 100 | 0.4534 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.53 2010 = 100 | 0.5903 2010 = 100 | 6.26 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.92 2010 = 100 | 8.51 2010 = 100 | 48.82 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.85 2010 = 100 | 51.71 2010 = 100 | 94.16 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 150.19 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 187.43 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 212.81 2010 = 100 | 193.6 2010 = 100 | 231.54 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Tanzania
- Domestic credit to private sector 16.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.6% (2024)
- Broad money 23.4% (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 16.7% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 10.56 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net domestic credit 47.56 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net migration -12,730 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.39 (2018)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 16.6% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 2,598 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Tanzania?
- Consumer price index in Tanzania was 231.54 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 231.54 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0981 2010 = 100 in 1965.
- How does Tanzania rank for consumer price index?
- Tanzania ranks 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).