Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Tanzania
Tanzania: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Tanzania, 1976–2003
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2003.
That represents a change of up 778.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Tanzania peaked at 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997 and was at its lowest, -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1998.
That places Tanzania 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2003, 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -192.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -477.4% |
| 1998 | -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -170.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -115.2% |
| 2002 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -69.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +778.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 7% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 12% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 142 Guinea-Bissau 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Yemen 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 Botswana 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 New Zealand 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 Jamaica 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Kiribati 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Tanzania?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Tanzania was 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- How does Tanzania rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Tanzania ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2003.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.