Expense in Tanzania
Tanzania: Expense was 16.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Expense in Tanzania, 2009–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in Tanzania is 16.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Tanzania peaked at 17.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2010.
Tanzania ranks 128th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.2% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 14.3% | 17.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Tanzania
- DEC alternative conversion factor 2,541 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 788.01 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 310.12 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 42.48 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 16.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -5.27 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 3.27 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,270 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 223.78 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Tanzania?
- Expense in Tanzania was 16.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2010.
- How does Tanzania rank for expense?
- Tanzania ranks 128th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is expense rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.