Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current in Tanzania
Tanzania: Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current was 0.1506 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Tanzania, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Tanzania is 0.1506 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 245.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Tanzania peaked at 0.1506 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Tanzania 27th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +93.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +70.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +54.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +66.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 0.019 units per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0265 units per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0402 units per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0436 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0488 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0599 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0705 units per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0775 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0945 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1044 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1165 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1334 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1506 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.1506 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.028 units per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.1506 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.028 units per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +93.4% | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 0.0436 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0942 units per square kilometre | 0.0488 units per square kilometre | 0.1506 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 24 Costa Rica 0.2261 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Mauritius 0.202 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Burundi 0.1609 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Comoros 0.1431 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 0.129 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Armenia 0.1229 units per square kilometre compare
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- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8276 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Tanzania?
- Capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Tanzania was 0.1506 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1506 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency?
- Tanzania ranks 27th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 245.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.