Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Tanzania

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Tanzania in 2025 — 9.8%. Ranked 116 in the world out of 132. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.5 pp.

2025 9.8% +0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 116of 132
Period maximum 13.5%1992
Period minimum 5.7%1997

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Tanzania, 1990–202546810121419901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 12.2%1991: 13%1992: 13.5%1993: 13.4%1994: 11.8%1995: 7.9%1996: 8%1997: 5.7%1998: 8.3%1999: 7.8%2000: 7.9%2001: 8%2002: 8.9%2003: 10.4%2004: 11.5%2005: 11.9%2006: 11.9%2007: 13.1%2008: 11.3%2009: 12.3%2010: 10.4%2011: 9.7%2012: 10.4%2013: 10%2014: 9.9%2015: 9.9%2016: 9.1%2017: 8.5%2018: 8.1%2019: 7.8%2020: 7.7%2021: 8%2022: 8.3%2023: 8.8%2024: 9.1%2025: 9.8%
Change over the period: −2.5 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tanzania

Tanzania 9.8%
Eastern Africa computed 10.7%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.8 +0.6 pp
2024 9.1 +0.4 pp
2023 8.8 +0.5 pp
2022 8.3 +0.3 pp
2021 8 +0.3 pp
2020 7.7 −0.1 pp
2019 7.8 −0.3 pp
2018 8.1 −0.4 pp
2017 8.5 −0.6 pp
2016 9.1 −0.9 pp
2015 9.9 +0.1 pp
2014 9.9 −0.2 pp
2013 10 −0.4 pp
2012 10.4 +0.7 pp
2011 9.7 −0.7 pp
2010 10.4 −2 pp
2009 12.3 +1 pp
2008 11.3 −1.8 pp
2007 13.1 +1.2 pp
2006 11.9 −0 pp
2005 11.9 +0.4 pp
2004 11.5 +1.1 pp
2003 10.4 +1.5 pp
2002 8.9 +0.9 pp
2001 8 +0.2 pp
2000 7.9 +0 pp
1999 7.8 −0.5 pp
1998 8.3 +2.6 pp
1997 5.7 −2.3 pp
1996 8 +0 pp
1995 7.9 −3.9 pp
1994 11.8 −1.6 pp
1993 13.4 −0.2 pp
1992 13.5 +0.5 pp
1991 13 +0.8 pp
1990 12.2

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.