Other expense in Tanzania
Tanzania: Other expense was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other expense in Tanzania, 2009–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other expense in Tanzania is 0.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.6% on the previous year and down 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Tanzania peaked at 2.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
Tanzania ranks 142nd of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Other expense in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2.4% | — |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -25.8% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -61.7% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +339.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -62.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -42.4% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +157.9% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -32.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -79.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 3% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2%, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +339.8% | 0.6% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 139 Papua New Guinea 0.3% compare
- 140 Malaysia 0.3% compare
- 141 Nepal 0.3% compare
- 143 Mozambique 0.1% compare
- 144 Seychelles 0.0%
- 145 Laos 0.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Tanzania?
- Other expense in Tanzania was 0.2% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for other expense?
- Tanzania ranks 142nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.