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Tanzania · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Tanzania

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Dodoma Lower middle income Nation age 62 years (since 1964) i TZA · TZ
NationsTree Index 2025 i42.1121st of 196 Tree height 2025 i9.9 msee ranking Military strength i47percentile
Population i70.5 m21st of 217 Area i945,500 km²30th of 216 GDP i$90.14 bn83rd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$305.60 bn intl.67th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$4,471 intl.172nd of 199 Life expectancy i67.2 years176th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i15
Strength · trunk i66
Quality of life · crown i20
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i51
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i99
CSV

In short

Tanzania is 121st of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 42.1 out of 100; its tree is 9.9 m tall.

It has 70.5 million people and an economy of $305.60 bn at purchasing power parity, 67th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Unemployment (12th of 187), Renewable energy (20th of 212) and CO₂ emissions per person (32nd of 203).

Its weakest positions: Tertiary enrolment (148th of 150), Secondary enrolment (169th of 173) and Completed lower secondary, 25+ (147th of 153).

Over five years it climbed from 146th to 121st in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 945,500 30th/216
Land area ikm² 884,000 31st/216
Population ipeople 70.5 m 21st/217
Population growth i% 2.86% 16th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 77.6 128th/216
Urban population i% 36.9% 180th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 42.3% 13th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.0% 196th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $90.14 bn 83rd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $305.60 bn 67th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $261.15 bn 67th/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,319 186th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $4,471 172nd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $1,270 179th/201
GDP growth i% 5.9% 36th/210
Inflation i% 3.3% 97th/180
Unemployment i% 1.6% 12th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 49.8% 84th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.6% 95th/192

Main industries

50
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 22.9% 30th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 29.8% 53rd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 8.4% 118th/192
Services i% of GDP 28.8% 198th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $17.11 bn 95th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $18.02 bn 96th/182
Exports i% of GDP 19.0% 148th/183
Imports i% of GDP 20.0% 169th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 39.0% 164th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 1.3% 113th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 11.4% 128th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 31.0% 46th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 5.5% 61st/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 3.0% 118th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -2.6% 107th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.9% 105th/196

Natural resources

68
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 6.7% 62nd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.22% 51st/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.05% 34th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 4.03% 26th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 2.39% 30th/209
Arable land i% of land area 15.5% 74th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 1,298 117th/183

Tourism

73
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.5 m 79th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $2.62 bn 45th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 27.2% 27th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 148,0001996

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 67.2 176th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 37.0 150th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.13 160th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.8 125th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 83% 137th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 15.1% 147th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 28.2% 169th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 12.9%2014
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 5.6% 188th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 3.1% 177th/193
Adult literacy i% 78.2% 68th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 4.0% 148th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.555 165th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 40.52018
Extreme poverty i% of population 51.3%2018

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 52.4% 199th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 31.3% 125th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 28.5% 111th/144
Internet users i% of population 31.2% 168th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 127 69th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.2 187th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.812016
Rail lines iroute-km 2,701 45th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 1.9 m 83rd/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.31 32nd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 78.3% 20th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 20.2 118th/200
Forest area i% of land area 49.6% 61st/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 389 132nd/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 47.1 131st/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 41.3 119th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 49.2 137th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 57.3 150th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 47.0 136th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 43.3 142nd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 3.7 87th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $1.03 bn 83rd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.2% 105th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.8% 65th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 28,000 89th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.10% 162nd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 4.0 m 135th/163

Science & innovation

60
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.51%2013
Patent applications by residents iapplications 12015
Scientific articles iarticles 1,453 80th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Tanzania — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/tanzania. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Tanzania — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/tanzania. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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