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Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania

Capital
Dodoma
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Income group
Lower middle income
Population
70.5M (2025)
Area
945,087 km²
Currency
Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 7 h ago90 % coverage · 226 indicators
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
21st of 218 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP
83rd of 187 · 9th in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP per capita
165th of 187 · 24th in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP growth
34th of 187 · 14th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Inflation
98th of 177 · 20th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Unemployment
13th of 185 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Life expectancy
176th of 217 · 15th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Median age
204th of 216 · 37th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gross debt / GDP
80th of 188 · 12th in Sub-Saharan Africa
CO₂ per capita
29th of 212 · 22nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Renewable electricity
92nd of 193 · 22nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Internet users
164th of 182 · 30th in Sub-Saharan Africa

What changed in Tanzania

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

  1. Record high2023Major
    Median age reached a record high of 17.2 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
  2. Record high2025Major
    GDP reached a record high of US$ 90.1B in 2025 (series since 1960).
  3. Sharp drop2024Major
    Tertiary enrolment fell 1.2 points to 4.0 % in 2024 (largest drop since 2021).
  4. Record high2025Major
    GDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 1,319 in 2025 (series since 1960).
  5. Record high2025Major
    Exports reached a record high of US$ 17.1B in 2025 (series since 1990).
  6. Sharp rise2025Major
    Women in parliament rose 2.1 points to 39.5 % in 2025 (largest rise since 2011).
  7. Sharp rise2024Major
    Solar electricity generation rose 33.3 % to 0.04 TWh in 2024 (largest rise since 2017).
  8. Sharp rise2024Major
    Fixed broadband rose 134.7 % to 0.2 /100 in 2024 (largest rise since 2016).

Countries similar to Tanzania

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

  1. 1Mali70
  2. 2Burkina Faso68
  3. 3Yemen68
  4. 4Sudan64
  5. 5Madagascar63
  6. 6Zimbabwe62
  7. 7Guinea-Bissau62
  8. 8Rwanda62

Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

DNA not available for this country yet.

Key facts

Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.

No verified insights yet.

Borders: Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia

Languages: English, Swahili

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

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Explore Tanzania by topic

19 topics · 260 indicators with data.