Prices & public finance · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Tanzania: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 3.3% (2025), 84th of 180 in the world and 25th of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa. GDP deflator is 5.1% (2025), 59th of 209 in the world and 20th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lending rate is 16.7% (2020), 24th of 136 in the world and 13th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Inflation
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GDP deflator
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13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Tanzania in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 3.3%2025 | 84/180 | 25/44 | 5.9% | 6.2% | 3.3% | −2.3 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 5.1%2025 | 59/209 | 20/46 | 8.2% | 9.4% | 6.4% | −2.5 ppsince 2015 | 4.1% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 16.7%2020 | 24/136 | 13/36 | 21.6% | 14.5% | 16.7% | +2.1 ppsince 2010 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 9.6%2020 | 26/136 | 10/36 | 12.4% | 4.7% | 9.6% | +5.0 ppsince 2010 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 2,597.902024 | 16/210 | 6/47 | 800.41 | 1,395.62 | 2,294.15 | +57%since 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 12.3%2024 | 106/142 | 20/32 | · | 9.9% | 11.8% | +0.9 ppsince 2014 | — | 12.1% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 14.0%2024 | 124/142 | 23/32 | · | 10.4% | 13.5% | +1.7 ppsince 2014 | — | 14.2% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 16.3%2024 | 117/142 | 18/32 | · | 13.2% | 14.3% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | — | 15.7% | 28.5% | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 47.3%2024 | 49/119 | 16/43 | 54.3% | 28.4% | 39.8% | +14.2 ppsince 2014 | — | 30.1% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 18.4%2025 | 134/169 | 18/42 | 3.1% | 11.7% | 12.4% | +3.8 ppsince 2015 | 31.7% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 23.4%2023 | 134/146 | 32/42 | 13.1% | 24.6% | 19.7% | +1.3 ppsince 2013 | 42.6% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 5.42018 | — | — | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.42018 | +43%since 2008 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.16%2025 | 105/156 | 26/45 | 1.49% | 0.90% | 1.08% | +0.1 ppsince 2015 | 1.13% | 1.92% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−2.3 pp3.3% in 2025
- Reserves, months of imports+43%5.4 in 2018
Worse than ten years ago
- External debt+14.2 pp47.3% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Tanzania and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Tanzania. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Tanzania | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kenya | Uganda | Mozambique | Malawi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.3%2025 | 2.9%2016 | 4.1%2025 | 3.6%2025 | 4.4%2025 | 28.4%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 5.1%2025 | 7.8%2025 | 3.5%2025 | 5.2%2025 | -1.0%2025 | 30.4%2025 |
| Lending rate | 16.7%2020 | 24.1%2025 | 16.6%2024 | 19.8%2018 | 17.5%2025 | 37.1%2024 |
| Real interest rate | 9.6%2020 | 15.1%2025 | 13.0%2024 | 14.7%2018 | 18.7%2025 | 10.0%2024 |
| Exchange rate | 2,597.902024 | 2,693.242025 | 129.302025 | 3,602.992025 | 63.912024 | 1,161.092023 |
| Tax revenue | 12.3%2024 | 10.7%2022 | 14.1%2023 | 12.6%2024 | 21.8%2024 | 15.6%2024 |
| Government revenue | 14.0%2024 | 13.2%2022 | 18.6%2023 | 14.0%2024 | 24.5%2024 | 15.9%2024 |
| Government expense | 16.3%2024 | 12.4%2022 | 27.8%2023 | 16.6%2023 | 26.0%2022 | 20.2%2022 |
| External debt | 47.3%2024 | 18.3%2024 | 35.0%2024 | 39.2%2024 | 350.6%2024 | 35.2%2024 |