Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 25.05 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Tanzania, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 25.05 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Tanzania peaked at 42.75 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.3866 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1984.
That places Tanzania 152nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2275 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.3686 BoP, current US$ per person | +62.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5311 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4017 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.4% |
| 1974 | -0.1324 BoP, current US$ per person | -133.0% |
| 1975 | -0.0539 BoP, current US$ per person | -59.3% |
| 1976 | 0.392 BoP, current US$ per person | -827.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1694 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3404 BoP, current US$ per person | +100.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4314 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2387 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9563 BoP, current US$ per person | +300.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8486 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0721 BoP, current US$ per person | -91.5% |
| 1984 | -0.3866 BoP, current US$ per person | -636.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6448 BoP, current US$ per person | -266.8% |
| 1986 | -0.322 BoP, current US$ per person | -149.9% |
| 1987 | -0.0196 BoP, current US$ per person | -93.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1518 BoP, current US$ per person | -876.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2296 BoP, current US$ per person | +51.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4432 BoP, current US$ per person | +118594.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7221 BoP, current US$ per person | +62.9% |
| 1994 | 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +135.2% |
| 1995 | 3.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +132.4% |
| 1996 | 4.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 1997 | 5 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 5.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 15.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +192.0% |
| 2000 | 13.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 15.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 10.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.8% |
| 2003 | 8.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.6% |
| 2004 | 11.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.3% |
| 2005 | 23.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +105.6% |
| 2006 | 10 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.1% |
| 2007 | 14.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.3% |
| 2008 | 32.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +131.5% |
| 2009 | 21.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.8% |
| 2010 | 40.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +85.6% |
| 2011 | 26.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.1% |
| 2012 | 37.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.2% |
| 2013 | 42.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 28.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.2% |
| 2015 | 28.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 16.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.5% |
| 2017 | 16.85 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 16.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 20.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 15.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 18.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 22.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 24.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 25.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 25.05 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.3 BoP, current US$ per person, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 25.05 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.02 BoP, current US$ per person, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +118594.6% | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4432 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1988 | +876.1% | -0.0196 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1518 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1976 | +827.1% | -0.0539 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.392 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1984 | -636.2% | 0.0721 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3866 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2676 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.1324 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5311 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2414 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3866 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9563 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.05 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 149 Tuvalu 26.76 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 150 India 26.71 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 151 Algeria 26.2 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 153 Myanmar 20.1 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 154 Madagascar 18.96 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 155 Nigeria 16.86 BoP, current US$ per person 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Tanzania?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Tanzania was 25.05 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 42.75 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3866 BoP, current US$ per person in 1984.
- How does Tanzania rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 152nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.