Taxes on goods and services in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Taxes on goods and services was 37.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2009–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on goods and services in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 37.5%.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 44.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 2009.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 48th of 156 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.
Taxes on goods and services in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 31.8% | — |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 38.6% | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | +8.8% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 37.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.4%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 37.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.6%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 31.8% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 34.5% | 37.8% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Arms imports 52.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 52.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 13.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 920.85 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 58.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Taxes on goods and services in Tanzania, United Republic of was 37.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2009.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 48th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.