Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Tanzania
Tanzania: Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current was 0.2981 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Tanzania, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Tanzania stood at 0.2981 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 256.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Tanzania peaked at 0.2981 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Tanzania 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +91.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +68.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +52.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +65.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0627 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 0.078 units per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0835 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0923 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.112 units per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1307 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1452 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1643 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1845 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2057 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2306 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2635 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2981 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.2981 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0503 units per square kilometre, 5.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.2981 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0295 units per square kilometre, 10.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +91.4% | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | 0.0835 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1827 units per square kilometre | 0.0923 units per square kilometre | 0.2981 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 28 Iraq 0.4002 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Rwanda 0.3321 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Bangladesh 0.3291 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Myanmar 0.2671 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Burundi 0.2478 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 0.1832 units per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Tanzania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -55.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.44 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -54.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Tanzania?
- Capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Tanzania was 0.2981 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2981 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Tanzania ranks 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 256.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.