Tax revenue (current LCU) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Tax revenue (current LCU) was 26.22 trillion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Tanzania, 2009–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 26.22 trillion current LCU for tax revenue in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.2% on the previous year and up 179.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Tanzania peaked at 26.22 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.43 trillion current LCU, in 2009.
Tanzania ranks 11th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Tax revenue (current LCU) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.43 trillion current LCU | — |
| 2010 | 4.43 trillion current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.29 trillion current LCU | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 6.50 trillion current LCU | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 7.82 trillion current LCU | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 9.39 trillion current LCU | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 9.90 trillion current LCU | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 12.34 trillion current LCU | +24.7% |
| 2017 | 14.06 trillion current LCU | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 15.09 trillion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 15.39 trillion current LCU | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 17.62 trillion current LCU | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 17.62 trillion current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.57 trillion current LCU | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 21.64 trillion current LCU | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 26.22 trillion current LCU | +21.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 26.22 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 306.46 billion current LCU, 85.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 26.22 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 692.11 billion current LCU, 37.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.43 trillion current LCU | 4.43 trillion current LCU | 4.43 trillion current LCU | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.02 trillion current LCU | 4.43 trillion current LCU | 15.39 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.74 trillion current LCU | 17.62 trillion current LCU | 26.22 trillion current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Tanzania?
- Tax revenue in Tanzania was 26.22 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.22 trillion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.43 trillion current LCU in 2009.
- How does Tanzania rank for tax revenue?
- Tanzania ranks 11th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.