Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) was 35.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tanzania, 2009–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 35.0% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tanzania peaked at 39.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2009.
That places Tanzania 89th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 29.5% | — |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 39.4% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | -0.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 35.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 35.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.0%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 29.5% | 29.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 29.5% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 35.0% | 37.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 86 Solomon Islands 36.3% compare
- 87 Eswatini 35.7% compare
- 88 Romania 35.2% compare
- 90 Dominican Republic 34.9% compare
- 91 Uzbekistan 34.2% compare
- 92 Sri Lanka 33.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tanzania?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tanzania was 35.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2009.
- How does Tanzania rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Tanzania ranks 89th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.