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🇹🇿 Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania

TZA TZ Sh Tanzanian shilling (TZS)

Every statistic we track for Tanzania — 111 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$4,607

#162 of 191

Life expectancy

62.2 yrs

#156 of 188

Happiness score

3.90

#138 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.30

#97 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 59.8% #91/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 59.8% #91/139 2024
Bank Branches 2.4 #148/153 2024
Current Account Balance -2.3% #103/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 14.1% #113/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 57.1% #39/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 2,597.9 #14/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #214/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -3.2% #100/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 94.9 #83/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 320.9 #67/191 2026
GDP per Capita 1,362 #169/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 3,057 #134/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 4,607 #162/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 3.8% #50/184 2019
Government Debt 48.7% #106/185 2026
Income per Person 1,763 #159/183 2018
Income per Person 1,763 #159/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 4% #76/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 4.3 #118/130 2023
Listed Companies 22 #63/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 39.8% #70/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 52.9% #15/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 5.9% #18/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.1% #69/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 9.2% #66/70 2024
Stocks Traded 0.1% #64/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 198,220,407,805 #65/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 4.5 #12/217 2024
Median Age 17.6 #222/235 2026
Population 49.2 #25/229 2013
Population 69.7 #22/191 2026
Population Density 81.9 #131/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 1,592 #99/195 2025
Urban Population 36.2% #178/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 48.3% #200/214 2023
Internet Users 31.2% #164/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 93 #151/209 2022
Read News Online 16.6% #70/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 10.6% #168/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 1.5 #163/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 3.7 #50/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 3.1% #172/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 33.2% #138/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 29.9 #48/191 2023
Life Expectancy 62.2 #156/188 2013
Life Expectancy 67.3 #140/186 2020
Suicide Rate 9.1 #81/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 8.6% #145/167 2022
Undernourishment 20.2% #25/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 49 #161/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 3.3% #67/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 6.9 #114/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.3 #171/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 401 #129/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 32.9% #93/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.7 #103/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.4 #108/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.3 #102/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 41 #85/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 41 #84/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #97/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #89/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #108/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #54/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 36 #136/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.6 #117/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.8 #57/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.3 #120/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.7 #76/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #97/179 2025
Military Spending 1.2% #100/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #102/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 85.7% #1/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.3 #116/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 54.8 #94/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.7 #66/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 80.1% #7/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 84.6% #2/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.6 #123/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 46.2 #115/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 6.7 #71/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 15.8 #71/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 82.3% #96/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 39% #92/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 5.5 #48/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 16.5% #113/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 2% #118/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 5.6 #37/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 53.1 #67/141 2023
World Risk Index 16.1 #30/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 64.1% #87/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 3.9 #138/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 1 #39/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.1 #127/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #35/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.5 #105/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.3 #23/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 0.8 #130/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.6 #165/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 15.7% #31/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 91.6% #21/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 95.5% #5/143 2018
Signed a Petition 10.5% #89/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 25.1% #13/120 2017
Trust in government 7.1 #6/123 2017
Trust in parliament 6.6 #7/151 2017
Trust in political parties 5.5 #8/120 2017
Trust in Science 80.8% #43/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 82.2% #27/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 6.2 #22/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.