Country
🇹🇿 Tanzania
TZ · TZS Tanzanian shilling · Compare Tanzania →
Policy rate
6.25%
Central Bank Rate · 2 Jul 2026
Headline inflation
4.30%
Aug 2026
FX premium
+0.33%
market vs official
Latest T-bill
9.5275%
5y · 16 Sep 2026
Tier 1 · Markets
The Market Now
Series
Per US$1
As of
Source
Official
2,646.23
26 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC
BoT
Marketparallel
2,655.00
26 Sep 2026, 23:35 UTC
Binance P2P
Premium
+0.33%
—
market vs official
Official rate, 10-year annual average (World Bank)
1,600 2,100 2,600 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Premium history · since Aug 2026 · our collectors
-0.1% 0% 0.7% Aug 2026 Sep 2026
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Tier 2 · Policy & Prices
Policy & Prices
Policy rate
Instrument
Rate
Effective
Source
Bank of Tanzania Central Bank Rate
6.25%
2 Jul 2026
Bank of Tanzania
As of 21 Sep 2026, 09:30 UTC
Inflation
Headline
4.30%
Aug 2026
headline CPI
Source
Food
3.70%
Aug 2026
Food & non-alcoholic beverages
Source
Core
4.10%
Aug 2026
excluding unprocessed food, energy & utilities
Source
As of 12 Sep 2026, 19:49 UTC
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Yield curve
weighted avg
BoT
91-day
3.439%
12 Aug 2026
182-day
5.1803%
12 Aug 2026
364-day
6.7441%
12 Aug 2026
2y
8.4033%
29 Jul 2026
5y
9.5275%
16 Sep 2026
7y
9.7101%
9 Nov 2022
10y
10.6924%
2 Sep 2026
15y
10.5515%
19 Aug 2026
20y
11.3306%
8 Jul 2026
25y
11.4799%
5 Aug 2026
Steep — 25y above 91-day.
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Tier 3 · Structure
Structure & trajectory
Annual indicators, latest available year on each card · Sources: World Bank / UN / IMF WEO Oct 2025 / V-Dem / EIA
↑
17 of 26 indicators improving
improving
Rule: for each metric with at least two observations, direction is the sign of (latest − earliest). Child mortality, $3/day poverty, national poverty, debt service, debt-to-GDP, and the Gini index are inverted (a decline is improvement). Overall: improving if ≥60% of those metrics improved, mixed if 40–60%, worsening if <40%.
Population
70.5M · 2025
52M 61.5M 71M 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
↑ 20.2M since 2014
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GDP per capita (PPP)
$4,471 · 2025
$2,300 $3,400 $4,500 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
↑ $2,250 since 2014
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GDP per capita growth
2.9% · 2025
-1% 0% 4% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
↓ 0.6 pts since 2014
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Life expectancy
67.2 years · 2024
63 65 67 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
↑ 3.8 years since 2014
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Child mortality
37 per 1,000 · 2024
37 46.5 56 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
↓ 19.3 since 2014
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Internet users
31.2% · 2024
7% 19% 31% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
↑ 24.2 pts since 2014
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Manufacturing share of GDP
8.4% · 2023
7.6% 8.3% 9.1% 2014 2018 2020 2023
↓ 0.7 pts since 2014
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Electricity access
52.4% · 2024
23% 37.5% 52% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
↑ 28.9 pts since 2014
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Poverty ($3/day)
51.3% · 2018
2018
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National poverty line
26.4% · 2018
2018
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Adult literacy
78.2% · 2022
77% 79.5% 82% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
↓ 1.7 pts since 2014
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Debt service / exports
12.1% · 2024
4% 11.5% 19% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
↑ 8.1 pts since 2014
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Exports of goods and services
$16B · 2024
$8.1B $12.1B $16B 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
↑ $7.3B since 2014
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GDP growth
5.9% · 2025
1.9% 4.4% 6.9% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
↓ 0.9 pts since 2014
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GDP
$90.1B · 2025
$47B $68.5B $90B 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
↑ $40.2B since 2014
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Unemployment
1.6% · 2025
1.5% 1.8% 2% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
↓ 0.6 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
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FDI inflows
$1.7B · 2024
$860M $1.3B $1.7B 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
↑ $301.5M since 2014
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Remittances
$1.1B · 2024
$320M $760M $1.2B 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
↑ $733.8M since 2014
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External debt
$36.3B · 2024
$16B $26B $36B 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
↑ $20B since 2014
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Agriculture share of GDP
22.9% · 2025
22% 25.5% 29% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
↓ 2.9 pts since 2014
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Services share of GDP
28.8% · 2025
28% 34% 40% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
↓ 12.5 pts since 2014
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Investment rate
42.2% · 2025
31% 37% 43% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
↑ 9 pts since 2014
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Terms of trade
120.10 · 2024
94.00 107.00 120.00 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
↑ 25.90 since 2014
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FX reserves
$5B · 2018
$4B $5B $5.9B 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
↑ $659.2M since 2014
includes gold
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Lending rate
16.7% · 2020
15% 16.5% 18% 2014 2016 2018 2020
↑ 0.4 pts since 2014
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Deposit rate
6.7% · 2020
6.6% 8.8% 11% 2014 2016 2018 2020
↓ 3.2 pts since 2014
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Gini index
40.50 · 2018
2018
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Health expenditure
3.1% · 2023
3% 3.6% 4.3% 2014 2018 2020 2023
↓ 1 pts since 2014
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Physicians
0.1 per 1,000 · 2022
0.05 0.09 0.13 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
↑ 0.1 since 2014
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Tertiary enrollment
4% · 2024
2.8% 5% 7.2% 2015 2019 2021 2024
↑ 0 pts since 2015
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Tourist arrivals
1.5M · 2019
1.1M 1.3M 1.5M 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
↑ 387,000 since 2014
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Account ownership
59.8% · 2024
39% 49.5% 60% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
↑ 20 pts since 2014
Findex · every 3–4 years
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Exports per capita derived
$232.91 · 2024
$140 $185 $230 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
↑ $61.48 since 2014
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Median age
17.2 years · 2023
16 16.5 17 2014 2018 2020 2023
↑ 0.9 years since 2014
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Government revenue / GDP
17.4% · 2026
14% 15.5% 17% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
↑ 3 pts since 2014
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Debt to GDP
48.7% · 2026
36% 43% 50% 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026
↑ 12.3 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
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Gross debt (national currency)
TSh122.8T · 2026
TSh30.0T TSh75.0T TSh120.0T 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026
↑ TSh92.7T since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
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Current account / GDP
-2.3% · 2026
-9.8% -6% -2.3% 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026
↑ 7.5 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
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Budget balance / GDP
-3.2% · 2026
-4% -2.5% -1.1% 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026
↓ 0.3 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
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Electoral democracy
0.36 · 2025
0.36 0.41 0.45 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
↓ 0.10 since 2014
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Trade profile
Exports
$16B · 2024
$8.1B $12.1B $16B 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
↑ $7.3B since 2014
Imports
$17B · 2024
$8.9B $12.9B $17B 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
↑ $3.4B since 2014
Balance derived
−$1B · 2024
$-5B $-2.8B $-600M 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
↑ $3.9B since 2014
Top exports · 2024
Products
Pearls, precious stones and metals
$3.7B · 42.5%
Edible fruit and nuts
$618.9M · 7.1%
Tobacco
$545.6M · 6.3%
Edible vegetables
$392M · 4.5%
Coffee, tea, spices
$351.6M · 4.0%
Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits
$327.5M · 3.8%
Cereals
$301.1M · 3.5%
Ores, slag and ash
$290.6M · 3.3%
Mineral fuels
$274.5M · 3.2%
Fish and crustaceans
$180.6M · 2.1%
Partners
South Africa
$2.3B · 26.3%
India
$1.6B · 18.8%
United Arab Emirates
$625.2M · 7.2%
China
$443M · 5.1%
Kenya
$320.9M · 3.7%
Vietnam
$314.3M · 3.6%
DR Congo
$313.3M · 3.6%
Belgium
$298.6M · 3.4%
Uganda
$291M · 3.3%
M49 757
$269.5M · 3.1%
Top imports · 2024
Products
Mineral fuels
$3.1B · 19.9%
Vehicles other than railway
$1.7B · 11.2%
Machinery and mechanical appliances
$1.7B · 10.8%
Electrical machinery and equipment
$1B · 6.5%
Plastics
$874.9M · 5.6%
Iron and steel
$732M · 4.7%
Articles of iron or steel
$696M · 4.4%
Sugars and confectionery
$422.6M · 2.7%
Cereals
$420.4M · 2.7%
Miscellaneous chemical products
$415.7M · 2.7%
Partners
China
$4.8B · 30.5%
India
$2.1B · 13.6%
United Arab Emirates
$1.7B · 10.6%
Japan
$593.2M · 3.8%
South Africa
$531.4M · 3.4%
United States
$457.8M · 2.9%
Kenya
$400.4M · 2.6%
South Korea
$360.1M · 2.3%
Saudi Arabia
$311.1M · 2.0%
Germany
$310.9M · 2.0%
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