GDP growth in Tanzania
Tanzania: GDP growth was 5.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Tanzania, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Tanzania stood at 5.9%.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Tanzania peaked at 11.6% in 1966 and was at its lowest, -46.4%, in 1970.
That places Tanzania 37th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 5.9% | 1.1% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.5% | -46.4% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | -1.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 0.6% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.5% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 2.0% | 5.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 34 Palau 6.3% compare
- 35 Ghana 6.0% compare
- 36 Gambia 5.9% compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 5.8% compare
- 39 Seychelles 5.8% compare
- 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.8% compare
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 gdp growth in Tanzania?
- Gdp growth in Tanzania was 5.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1966.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -46.4% in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for gdp growth?
- Tanzania ranks 37th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.