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Current account balance — Tanzania

Current account balance in Tanzania in 2031 — -2%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 2.8 pp.

2031 -2% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 98of 188
Period maximum -1.1%2003
Period minimum -17.3%1993

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Tanzania, 1980–2031-20-15-10-5019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -4.8%1981: -3.1%1982: -3.5%1983: -2%1984: -2.6%1985: -3%1986: -2%1987: -5.2%1988: -4.8%1989: -5.2%1990: -10.8%1991: -12.3%1992: -12.8%1993: -17.3%1994: -11.6%1995: -9.2%1996: -5.2%1997: -4.7%1998: -6.1%1999: -6.6%2000: -3.2%2001: -2.5%2002: -1.3%2003: -1.1%2004: -3.2%2005: -5.3%2006: -7.1%2007: -8.4%2008: -7.7%2009: -7.4%2010: -7.4%2011: -10.4%2012: -11.6%2013: -10.7%2014: -9.8%2015: -7.7%2016: -4.2%2017: -2.8%2018: -4.2%2019: -2.3%2020: -2.3%2021: -3.5%2022: -7.4%2023: -3.8%2024: -2.8%2025: -2.4%2026: -2.3%2027: -2.1%2028: -2%2029: -2%2030: -2%2031: -2%
Change over the period: +2.8 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Tanzania -2%
World computed 0.28%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -1.15%
Eastern Africa computed -2.4%
Lower-middle-income countries computed -1.75%
Current account balance — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -2 +0 pp
2030 -2 +0 pp
2029 -2 +0 pp
2028 -2 +0.1 pp
2027 -2.1 +0.2 pp
2026 -2.3 +0.1 pp
2025 -2.4 +0.4 pp
2024 -2.8 +1 pp
2023 -3.8 +3.6 pp
2022 -7.4 −3.9 pp
2021 -3.5 −1.2 pp
2020 -2.3 +0 pp
2019 -2.3 +1.9 pp
2018 -4.2 −1.4 pp
2017 -2.8 +1.4 pp
2016 -4.2 +3.5 pp
2015 -7.7 +2.1 pp
2014 -9.8 +0.9 pp
2013 -10.7 +0.9 pp
2012 -11.6 −1.2 pp
2011 -10.4 −3 pp
2010 -7.4 +0 pp
2009 -7.4 +0.3 pp
2008 -7.7 +0.7 pp
2007 -8.4 −1.3 pp
2006 -7.1 −1.8 pp
2005 -5.3 −2.1 pp
2004 -3.2 −2.1 pp
2003 -1.1 +0.2 pp
2002 -1.3 +1.2 pp
2001 -2.5 +0.7 pp
2000 -3.2 +3.4 pp
1999 -6.6 −0.5 pp
1998 -6.1 −1.4 pp
1997 -4.7 +0.5 pp
1996 -5.2 +4 pp
1995 -9.2 +2.4 pp
1994 -11.6 +5.7 pp
1993 -17.3 −4.5 pp
1992 -12.8 −0.5 pp
1991 -12.3 −1.5 pp
1990 -10.8 −5.6 pp
1989 -5.2 −0.4 pp
1988 -4.8 +0.4 pp
1987 -5.2 −3.2 pp
1986 -2 +1 pp
1985 -3 −0.4 pp
1984 -2.6 −0.6 pp
1983 -2 +1.5 pp
1982 -3.5 −0.4 pp
1981 -3.1 +1.7 pp
1980 -4.8 —

Eastern Africa, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DJ Djibouti 8.3 SS South Sudan 6.2 ZW Zimbabwe 1.5 ZM Zambia 1.4 UG Uganda -1.4 MZ Mozambique -1.8 TZ Tanzania -2 MU Mauritius -2.3 ET Ethiopia -2.6 KM Comoros -3 KE Kenya -3.2 SC Seychelles -4.6 BI Burundi -4.8 MG Madagascar -5.4 RW Rwanda -6 MW Malawi -9.4 SO Somalia -10.3
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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