Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Tanzania

Budget balance in Tanzania in 2031 — -3.2%. Ranked 131 in the world out of 188. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.8 pp.

2031 -3.2% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 131of 188
Period maximum 1.6%1996
Period minimum -5%1992

Trend over time

1991–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Tanzania, 1991–2031-6-4-202199119951999200320072011201520192023202720311991: 0.6%1992: -5%1993: -2%1994: -3.7%1995: -2.1%1996: 1.6%1997: 0%1998: 0.1%1999: -1.1%2000: -0.7%2001: -0.4%2002: -0.7%2003: -1.8%2004: -2.4%2005: -3.3%2006: -3.4%2007: -1.4%2008: -1.9%2009: -4.5%2010: -4.7%2011: -3.5%2012: -4%2013: -3.8%2014: -2.9%2015: -3.2%2016: -2.1%2017: -1.1%2018: -2%2019: -2.1%2020: -2.6%2021: -3.5%2022: -3.9%2023: -3.7%2024: -3%2025: -3%2026: -3.2%2027: -3.2%2028: -3.2%2029: -3.2%2030: -3.2%2031: -3.2%
Change over the period: −3.8 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Tanzania -3.2%
World computed -4.85%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -3.08%
Eastern Africa computed -3.73%
Budget balance — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -3.2 +0 pp
2030 -3.2 +0 pp
2029 -3.2 +0 pp
2028 -3.2 +0 pp
2027 -3.2 +0 pp
2026 -3.2 −0.2 pp
2025 -3 +0 pp
2024 -3 +0.7 pp
2023 -3.7 +0.2 pp
2022 -3.9 −0.4 pp
2021 -3.5 −0.9 pp
2020 -2.6 −0.5 pp
2019 -2.1 −0.1 pp
2018 -2 −0.9 pp
2017 -1.1 +1 pp
2016 -2.1 +1.1 pp
2015 -3.2 −0.3 pp
2014 -2.9 +0.9 pp
2013 -3.8 +0.2 pp
2012 -4 −0.5 pp
2011 -3.5 +1.2 pp
2010 -4.7 −0.2 pp
2009 -4.5 −2.6 pp
2008 -1.9 −0.5 pp
2007 -1.4 +2 pp
2006 -3.4 −0.1 pp
2005 -3.3 −0.9 pp
2004 -2.4 −0.6 pp
2003 -1.8 −1.1 pp
2002 -0.7 −0.3 pp
2001 -0.4 +0.3 pp
2000 -0.7 +0.4 pp
1999 -1.1 −1.2 pp
1998 0.1 +0.1 pp
1997 0 −1.6 pp
1996 1.6 +3.7 pp
1995 -2.1 +1.6 pp
1994 -3.7 −1.7 pp
1993 -2 +3 pp
1992 -5 −5.6 pp
1991 0.6

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

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