Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 12.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Tanzania, 2009–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Tanzania is 12.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Tanzania peaked at 12.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2011.
Tanzania ranks 114th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11.5% | — |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | +5.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 12.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 88% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 12.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.6%, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.8% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.5% | 12.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Tanzania?
- Tax revenue in Tanzania was 12.3% 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 12.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2011.
- How does Tanzania rank for tax revenue?
- Tanzania ranks 114th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.