Gross fixed capital formation, General … square kilometre Current in Tanzania
Tanzania: Gross fixed capital formation, General … square kilometre Current was 0.0204 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices in Tanzania, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.0204 units per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and up 338.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Tanzania peaked at 0.0204 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Tanzania 22nd out of 171 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.
Gross fixed capital formation, 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 | +26.3% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +55.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +57.8% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +86.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +104.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +118.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +113.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2005 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +15.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0204 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 units per square kilometre, 15.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0204 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 units per square kilometre, 19.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 19 Paraguay 0.0303 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Cambodia 0.028 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Sierra Leone 0.0215 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Costa Rica 0.0199 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Comoros 0.0172 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Equatorial Guinea 0.0168 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Tanzania
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8276 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 550 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Tanzania?
- Gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Tanzania was 0.0204 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0204 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices?
- Tanzania ranks 22nd out of 171 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 338.0%. 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 Gross fixed capital formation, 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
Gross fixed capital formation, 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.
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Gross fixed capital formation, 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.