Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Tanzania
Tanzania: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 50.8 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
50.8
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
106th
of 177 countries
All-time high
71.14
in 1961
All-time low
39.32
in 2005
Years of data
60
1960–2019
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Tanzania, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 50.8 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Tanzania peaked at 71.14 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 39.32, in 2005.
That places Tanzania 106th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.16 | — |
| 1961 | 71.14 | +9.2% |
| 1962 | 67.42 | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 68.44 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 59.26 | -13.4% |
| 1965 | 59.46 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 57.06 | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 56.16 | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 53.79 | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 55.66 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 55.87 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 55.71 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 54.83 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 55.44 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 56.1 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 54.75 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 53.22 | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 54.98 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 56.53 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 56.78 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 57.35 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 59.41 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 59.94 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 61.96 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 59.93 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 57.02 | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 55.59 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 52.84 | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 51.21 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 50.18 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 50.52 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 50.1 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 50.35 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 49.25 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 48.86 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 47.93 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 46.79 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 46.1 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 45.58 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 44.41 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 44.01 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 43.17 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 41.44 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 40.46 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 39.69 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 39.32 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 40.12 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 39.8 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 40.9 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 42.32 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 42.99 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 43.17 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 45.02 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 45.27 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 45.47 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 46.17 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 46.65 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 47.67 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 49.14 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 50.8 | +3.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 50.8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.8, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 50.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.7, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.35 | 53.79 | 71.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.42 | 53.22 | 56.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.54 | 50.18 | 61.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.99 | 44.41 | 50.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.12 | 39.32 | 44.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.23 | 42.99 | 50.8 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Tanzania?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Tanzania was 50.8 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 71.14 in 1961.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.32 in 2005.
- How does Tanzania rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
- Tanzania ranks 106th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.